Most fashion designers got the memo about the lameness of skulls, but apparently word didn't reach British artist Damien Hirst. Earlier this month, Hirst unveiled a diamond-crusted platinum skull at Whitecube, his London Gallery.Dubbed "For the Love of God," the unconventional bust boasts a whopping 8,601 diamonds, so it's no wonder that the market price for the piece tops out at somewhere near $100 million dollars. According to Hirst, the glitzy skull, which cost $23 million to produce, explores "the fundamental themes of human existence - life, death, truth, love, immortality and art itself."
Uh, sure. Nothing cuts to the core of man's existential anxiety like $23 million worth of diamonds. I can't believe I'm saying this, but next to this over-priced, under-meaningful piece of crap, the Chapman Brothers' plastic blow-up dolls look almost museum-worthy.