Art

The Economist take down of the Damien Hirst industry

Darren Atwater | Friday 10 September, 2010 22:07

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Scathing. How the bad boy of Brit-Art grew rich at the expense of his investors looks at how art investors who purchased $270m worth of Hirst art in 2008 are now finding it worth $19m. Or less.

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