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Damien Hirst’s cabinet of curiosities: A display of life and death

A collection of natural specimen alongside man-made objects will go on sale to support an artist’s charity and legendary museum.
17 Sep 2014
Annie Blatchford
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Signification (Hope, Immortality and Death in Paris, Now and Then), 2014. 

Photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2014

Artist Damien Hirst, the ParisTaxidermy Museum Deyrolle and 21st century art auction house Paddle8 have joined creative forces to present a special sale and auction that will take place this October.

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Annie Blatchford
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Annie Blatchford is a research assistant and PhD candidate in media law at the University of Melbourne.

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