Is anyone else getting tired of hearing about that other Damien guy?

Okay, so maybe it’s an annoyance for me and me only.

Whether you like his art or not, you have to consider that Damien Hirst’s work as a buisnessman is superb.

Want evidence?

• A diamond-encrusted skull by British artist Damien Hirst has sold for $122 million, a record price for work sold by a living artist.

Have you seen that skull?  Georgous!

• Hirst buys his art back from Saatchi

Even the negative is positive.

Everything this guy does is priceless, not just the work he creates.  In fact, most could easily argue that it’s the news he creates that really drives the price for him and his body of work.

Now that’s marketing.