Lily Allen doesn't get wasted at Damien Hirst's bash in London.

Golden Calf Fetches $18 Million at Auction

Posted 9/16/2008 on Wizbang Pop!

Brit artist Damien Hirst smashed his previous auction record with the $18.5 million sale of a gold tipped bull in formaldehyde on the first day of his major solo...

A Thirst For Hirst

Posted 9/16/2008 on Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton

Breaking new ground and old traditions, modern British artist Damien Hirst raised 70.5 million pounds (That's 127 million dollars!) with his two day auction entitled Beautiful Inside My Head Forever - a record sale for a solo art auction. Hirst eclipsed a 1993 sale of 88 pieces by ...

Damien Hirst - Damien Hirst Smashes Auction Record With 111m Sale

Posted 9/16/2008 on ContactMusic Ltd | News

An auction of the artist Damien Hirst's work has fetched a record total of £111 million.Hirst decided to place more than 200 items of his work up for auction ...

Damien Hirst Now Rich Enough to Buy Own Diamond-Encrusted Skull Back

Posted 9/16/2008 on Jossip

Despite the world's financial market crumbling around us, Damien Hirst managed to beat the expectations of his London auction at Sotheby's last night by selling 54 pieces of art for $127 million dollars . ( We predicted a little less , but this is Jossip, not Jartappraisers.com.)  ...

Damien Hirst’s Dead-Animal Auction Breaks Records Despite Economic Apocalypse

Posted 9/16/2008 on Vulture

Photo: Getty Images The long-anticipated financial apocalypse may finally be upon us, but, hilariously, there's still a bull market for dead animals soaked in formaldehyde! With still a day left to go, Damien Hirst's dealer-bypassing "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" auction at ...

Dead Animals in Formaldehyde Sell For Millions [Art]

Posted 9/16/2008 on Gawker

Animal-loving British artist Damien Hirst's London Sotheby's auction set a new record for a sale of a single artist's work. (The last one was set by Picasso.) "Golden Calf," a bull suspended in a tank of formaldehyde, sold for £10.3 million and also became the highest price of a Hirst sold ...

Dead Animals in Formaldehyde Sell For Millions, But Not Everyone's Happy [Art]

Posted 9/16/2008 on Gawker

The huge sum for animal-loving British artist Damien Hirst's London Sotheby's auction set a new record for a sale of a single artist's work, which should be a relief for the contemporary art market. "Golden Calf," a bull suspended in a tank of formaldehyde, sold for £10.3 million and also ...

Damien Hirst - Damien Hirst Smashes Auction Record With 705m Sale

Posted 9/16/2008 on ContactMusic Ltd | News

An auction of the artist Damien Hirst's work has fetched a record total of £70.5 million.Hurst decided to place more than 200 items of his work up for auction ...

Hirst Smashes Auction Record

Posted 9/16/2008 on ContactMusic Ltd | News

An auction of the artist Damien Hurst's work has fetched a record total of £70.5 million.Hurst decided to place more than 200 items of his work up for auction ...

The Financial Markets Are In Ruin, But Damien Hirst Will Still Sell $115 Million Tonight

Posted 9/15/2008 on Jossip

The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (with assets of $639 billion ). The fed's buyout of Merrill Lynch. The end of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as we know them. Sure, all of this is going to effect the average American somehow — your taxes will now be going toward a war you didn't ...

Lily Allen Goes to Sotheby's

Posted 9/13/2008 on Splash News Online

Lily Allen donned a gorgeous black cocktail dress last night and went to Sotheby's " Beautiful Inside My Head" auction featuring the works of Damien Hirst in London. Lily wasn't alone at the event, either, with her brother Alfie and his fiancee Jamie Winston hitting up the show to check out ...

Damien Hirst's Diamond Skull Available For 25,000,000% Off

Posted 9/11/2008 on Jossip

Damien Hirst is about to collect more than $125 million when some 223 works of his original overpriced, carbon-based pieces go on sale at Sotheby's London, making him the wealthiest living artist ever by conveniently bypassing those greedy art dealers who snap up half the sale price. ...

What credit crunch? Artist Damien Hirst pockets £70million on the first day of Sotheby's sale with another day to come

Published 9/16/2008 on TV&Showbiz | Mail Online

A small group of people with serious money blew away millions of pounds in a matter of minutes - to secure Damien Hirst's mantle as the country's richest living artist.