'Never let money get in the way of an idea': Damien Hirst walks through his Tate Modern show - video

Monday, 16 Apr 2012

The artist takes a tour through his retrospective at London's Tate Modern alongside the show's curator, Ann Gallagher, and discusses works including 8 Pans (1987), A Thousand Years (1990), Anatomy of an Angel (2008), and Kingdom (2008). They trace his fascination with death from his teenage work to his famous spot paintings and preserved animals

• The Damien Hirst exhibition is at Tate Modern until 9 September

Monday, 16 Apr 2012

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