The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''''The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living''''' is an artwork by [[Damien Hirst]]. It consists of a [[shark]] preserved in [[formaldehyde]] in a [[vitrine]]. It was originally commissioned in 1991 by [[Charles Saatchi]], who sold it in 2004, making Hirst the second most [[most expensive living artist|expensive]] living artist (after [[Jasper Johns]]) (he surpassed Johns in 2007). Due to deterioration of the original 14ft [[tiger shark]], it was replaced with a new specimen in 2006. |
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