>Hi, I’m a big Coagula fan. What do you think of Hirst’s new
>butterfly works?
>This is my fantasy of two possible criticisms.
>
>One: They’re all about him:
>
>Hirst: “When I made this I was thinking about how the poems of
>Philip Lar-”
>Some Guy: “Haha are those REAL butterflies? You are fucked up dude.
>So
>eccentric. Cindy, those are REAL butterflies.”
>Cindy: “Whoever made this is an interesting man about whom I want to
>know
>more.”
>
>Two: Who is he competing with in the
>aesthetic-things-out-of-dead-things
>genre?
>
>Hirst: “I killed butterflies in order t-”
>Ed Gein: “I made a belt out of nipples. Real nipples.”
>Hirst: “I…look there are LOTS of butterfli-”
>Ed Gein: “I’m not even trying to make art, and I win.”
>Hirst: “Look I’m not just trying to shock peop-”
>Ed Gein: “Oh neither am I. I just do this in my home.”
The opening was the scene – something funny happened there – a few people bumped into the light switch and – when the light dimmed – the reflection of the wings’ phosphoresence disappeared – it requires MASSIVE juice to light the pieces so that they mimic stained glass (as they are patterned to appear like church windows). Low light = dreary objects and a room lighting one of these works would kill any other artwork nearby – All about Hirst yet again !