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Reflections on a Diamond Skull

Published: June 29, 2007, 7:50 p.m.

Clive James gives his personal reaction to Damien Hirst\u2019s diamond-encrusted skull and considers its significance as a work of art. It might worth \xa350m, but, he says, it is nevertheless \u2018art for all\u2019. Why? Because it's glittering, hollow and perfectly brainless - so you can talk about it to anyone, just like you can Paris Hilton.