tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293806103448040455.post3880478075560828118..comments2023-11-03T03:18:19.588-07:00Comments on F***ART: Blood Diamonds: "Damien Hirst Trips Over a Diamond the Size of his Head and Dies"F***ARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03319584204546127541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293806103448040455.post-10040300544776507882009-11-04T19:19:25.149-08:002009-11-04T19:19:25.149-08:00I've heard mixed things about this diamond iss...I've heard mixed things about this diamond issue. In June 2007 the NY Times published this:<br /><br />'Given the ongoing controversy over blood diamonds from Africa, “For the Love of God” now has the potential to be about death in a more literal way. “That’s when you stop laughing,” Hirst says. “You might have created something that people might die because of."'<br /><br />I also kind of wonder exactly the relatively vague term "ethically sourced" really means. I hope that he did make efforts to not use blood diamonds, but I definitely have doubts.F***ARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319584204546127541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293806103448040455.post-7581640241488351652009-11-03T11:42:42.697-08:002009-11-03T11:42:42.697-08:00While I am NOT defending him (I think he sucks), H...While I am NOT defending him (I think he sucks), Hirst claims that he made every effort to insure that the diamonds used in his work are ethically sourced.Nicjor79https://www.blogger.com/profile/05617734251449943513noreply@blogger.com