and my five cents,
Momos friend sent an article on this subject:
http://imomus.livejournal.com/400901.html
Momos - singer, poet, composer and critic.
In his article, he compares Hirst John McCain.
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I'm fairly ambivalent attitude to Hirst. the one hand, he fellow that runs a charity, organizes auctions such as (RED). the other ...
vstavlyu have two pennies about Hirst and Warhol ...
I think that is incorrect to compare them. Warhol had a charisma, he - the idol of youth. I do not like Warhol, but I know many guys and girls my age who are very fond of him. they perceive it? for them the figure of Warhol symbolizes freedom of expression. he (as well as David Bowie, for example) showed that even if you freak or gay, you can become successful, famous and generally exemplary. you should not be ashamed, and should be proud that you are. I do not say what those were the goals of Warhol, I say, as young people perceive it. Hirst and ... symbol of today's "conservative youth", which taught that the ability to earn big money, spending it in style on the status thing and does not stand out in a "gray mass" is more important than a brilliant personality and ability to defend their opinion. I know many who like hearts and butterflies Hirst's (they are actually very beautiful), I know those who admire his marketing gift. but I can not imagine a person who loved him, as, for example, like the Surrealists, street-performers, etc.