Art intervention Serpentine Gallery in London, where he exhibited "Away from the Flock" (a sheep in a tank). An artist poured black ink into it, and was subsequently prosecuted, at Hirst's wish. The artist's defence was that he thought Hirst would benefit from the publicity and one critic (Tony Parsons) said the artist's action proved that what Damien Hirst does is art. The exhibit was restored at a cost of £1000. A notable case of an unauthorised intervention—which did no damage, yet was still liable for prosecution—occurred at 12.58 p.m. on October 25, 1999, when two artists, Yuan Chai and Jian Jun
Damien Hirst and 5-time World Snooker Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan. Hirst is a supporter of the indigenous rights organisation, Survival International. In September 2008, Hirst donated the work, "Beautiful Love Survival", at the Sotheby's London sale, "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever", to raise money for this organisation. Later, he also contributed his writing to the book, "We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples", released in October 2009, in support of Survival. The book explores the existence of, and threats to, indigenous cultures around the world. Damien Hirst Damien Steven Hirst (; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art