A respective of work by contemporary artist Damien Hirst is scheduled to open at London’s Tate Modern on April 4, 2012 and include the artist’s iconic diamondskull.
The diamond skull is entitled “For the Love of God” and is a platinum craft of a genuine human skull that dates back to the 18th century.
While the sparkling skull features the original skull’s actual teeth, the cast is encrusted with 8,601 diamonds and embellished with a pink diamond weighing 52.4 carats. The skull – which debuted in 2007 and has become a major modern art image – is valued at some £50 million, but will be on display at no cost to visitors in a special dedicated viewing room.
The londonist blog writes that the skull was scheduled to take an international tour this year, but that Hirst’s company, Science, decided that the diamond-decked head would be incongruous with the reigning economic climate.
Needless to say, the Tate will be increasing security for the display.
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