My new project-Damien Hirst

[Sean]

If you never heard of or seen any of his work you'll have a chance soon to see Damien Hirst's work, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a.k.a. "the shark floating in formaldehyde" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

http://gothamist.com/2007/07/17/_the_metropolit.php

I've had the pleasure of working on some of his projects in the past and I'm really excited about the newest piece. It's probably his most known piece and intense piece at that. If you get a chance you don't want to miss this one.

more on Damien hirst

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Hirst

 

[noodleman]

so do we get a hint on what the new project is? :scratchch

 

[Sean]

no hint it's "the shark floating in formaldehyde"

a full grown Tiger Shark in 8,000 gallons of Formaldehyde.

crazy stuff

 

[noodleman]

oooooohhhh...is that the same piece that was in the brooklyn museum of art few years back?

 

[Sean]

Yeah it was in the Brooklyn Museum back in '99

 

[scumonkey]

I heard the shark needed to be, and was replaced...I take it they found a new one that is close to the original?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

That's cool!

 

[Sean]

they got a new shark it's a tiger shark around 14ft. I wonder how they got a new shark. I hope they're not going out hunting for a new one. The tank is insane and it's going to be a sick show, hope you guys take time off from life to see it.

 

[Sean]

Here's a picture of the tank empty
The tank was filled today, the shark goes in soon

 

[OBTEPPER]

Congrats

I hope you will still remember us when you become an "artistic celebrity" I'll be able to say i knew Sean when he used to clean the shmutz from my skimmer.

 

[Sean]

Hey Alex I forgot you already

 

[reefman]

$100 million (these rich people sure know how to spend their $)

 

[scumonkey]

Damien Hirst's Shark at the Met

http://www.nysun.com/video/

 

[Sean]

great video scumonkey

 

[Sean]

Here's the tank getting filled.

Shark goes in next.

 

[jhale]

I thought you would have to wear masks with all that formaldehyde :dead1:

 

[Sean]

These are pics from the water test. You have to make sure the tank holds water before you fill it with Formaldehyde