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I wanted a shark that's big enough to eat you, and in a large enough amount of liquid so that you could imagine you were in there with it.
Damien Hirst
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Damien Hirst
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: June 7
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Conceptual Artist
Film Director
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Installation Artist
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Damien Steven Hirst
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I don't think I'd want my pet in formaldehyde, but I guess in America they would.
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