For the Love of God

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For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary artwork
sculpture
artForm installation art
sculpture
artist Damien Hirst
associatedWith art market speculation
contemporary British art
castIn platinum
collection private collection
color silver
white
copyrightHolder Damien Hirst
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Damien Hirst
depicts human skull
exhibitedAt Rijksmuseum
Tate Modern
White Cube
surface form: White Cube gallery
fabricationMethod lost-wax casting
genre conceptual art
hasInfluenceOn debates on value in contemporary art
public discourse on death in art
hasPart diamonds
skull
teeth
hasType memento mori artwork
inception 2007
inspiredBy Memento mori tradition
languageOfTitle English
locationOfCreation London, England
surface form: London
mainSubject death
mortality
spectacle
value
materialUsed diamonds
human skull
platinum
real human teeth
movement Young British Artists
notableFor exploration of death and luxury
high production cost
use of real diamonds
notableWorkOf Damien Hirst
titleLanguage English
uses encrusted diamonds

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Damien Hirst notableWork For the Love of God