On the eve of Damien Hirst’s 60th birthday, two philosophers of art explore the true value of the ‘world’s richest artist’.

High Windows (Happy Life) by Damien Hirst. Picture: AFP If you don’t know ... Picture: Getty Images Before that there was, of course, the shark, a real-life monster of the seas floating silently ...

With a knotted hanky on his head, Damien Hirst took his newborn ... known artwork includes a pickled shark, a rotting cow's head and diamond-encrusted skull. One of his most recognisable works ...

Artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a diamond-encrusted human skull ... Hirst's most famous work is a shark preserved in formaldehyde. The skull, which was bought from a shop in Islington, north London, ...

Damien Hirst has announced the arrival ... Hirst's best known artwork includes a pickled shark, a rotting cow's head and diamond-encrusted skull. One of his most recognisable works titled Hymn ...

Damien Hirst has announced the arrival ... Hirst's best known artwork includes a pickled shark, a rotting cow's head and diamond-encrusted skull. One of his most recognisable works titled Hymn ...

Damien Hirst has announced the arrival of his son with ... Hirst’s best known artwork includes a pickled shark, a rotting cow’s head and diamond-encrusted skull. One of his most recognisable works ...

Damien Hirst has announced the arrival ... Hirst’s best known artwork includes a pickled shark, a rotting cow’s head and diamond-encrusted skull. One of his most recognisable works titled ...

LONDON - Britain's Damien ... Hirst, 57, is known for his divisive works, which include “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living”, consisting of a dead shark floating ...

London | Britain’s Damien ... Hirst, 57, is known for his divisive works, which include “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living”, consisting of a dead shark ...

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Damien Hirst started ... of an 18th-century human skull encrusted with diamonds. Asked how he felt to be burning the works, Hirst said: "It feels good, better ...