English artist Damien Hirst was born in which city?
Damien Hirst bypassing his long-standing galleries. The auction raised £111 million ($198 million), breaking the record for a one-artist auction as well as Hirst's own record with £10.3 million for "The Golden Calf", an animal with 18-carat gold horns and hooves, preserved in formaldehyde. In several instances since 1999, Hirst's works have been challenged and contested as plagiarised. In one instance, after his sculpture "Hymn" was found to be closely based on a child's toy, legal proceedings led to an out-of-court settlement. Hirst was born as Damien Steven Brennan in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. He never met his father; his
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