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Hirst's The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991, Tiger shark, glass, steel, 5% formaldehyde solution, 213 x 518 x 213 cm, private collection © Damien Hirst

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Hirsts The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
London
1991

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