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Paint by Numbers
Damien Hirst may have dissected cows, covered a skull with diamonds and publicly admi ed
that his assistants make his trademark “Spot” paintings, but perhaps the most controversial
aspect of this mega-artist’s career has been his de manipulation of one of the least-
regulated investment markets in the world. Graphing the value of his work reveals a pa ern
that is, essentially, an exaggeration of other economic indexes’ ups and downs. As Hirst
prepares for his first major U.K. retrospective next month at London’s Tate Modern, howwill
his index respond? One can assume he has that figured out already.
BY SAM POLCER
FACTS TRENDS NEWS
ILLUSTRATION BY KELLI ANDERSON
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