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It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.

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Damien Hirst
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: June 7
Artist
Conceptual Artist
Film Director
Illustrator
Installation Artist
Painter
Printmaker
Restaurateur
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Damien Steven Hirst
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Chainsaw
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I sometimes feel that I have nothing to say and I want to communicate this.
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If the choice is between buying another building or a Pollock, I'd go for the Pollock every time.
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