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I'm a PhD student researching the role of the archaeological dead in contemporary British society. Think of this as a scrapbook of all the interesting links, snippets of information and random bits and bobs I come across pertaining to death, dying and the dead. Enjoy?!

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    'Death has not required us to keep a day free'

    For the Love of God, Damien Hirst’s diamond-encrusted skull, has already become one of the most talked about works of art in recent years, but what was the inspiration behind it? With a major retrospective of his work currently on show at Tate Modern, Hirst reveals its Mexican roots…

    Damien Hirst skull to display in Turbine A £50m Damien Hirst diamond-encrusted skull will be shown in Turbine Hall to accompany a Tate Modern retrospective of his work from 4 April. For the Love of God will be displayed until 24 June. The exhibition, featuring his “pickled shark”, runs from 4 April to September. Tate said the skull, appearing for the first time in a UK public gallery, may be viewed “alternatively as a glorious, devotional, defiant or provocative gesture in the face of death itself”. The work, which will be housed in a viewing room in the east end of the Turbine Hall, was sold to an investment group in 2007 with Hirst retaining part-ownership. He has described For the Love of God, the platinum cast of a 35-year-old 18th century European man covered in 8,601 jewels, as an “uplifting” piece that “takes your breath away”. Words cannot describe how excited I am to see this! WOOT!

    Damien Hirst skull to display in Turbine

    A £50m Damien Hirst diamond-encrusted skull will be shown in Turbine Hall to accompany a Tate Modern retrospective of his work from 4 April.

    For the Love of God will be displayed until 24 June.

    The exhibition, featuring his “pickled shark”, runs from 4 April to September.

    Tate said the skull, appearing for the first time in a UK public gallery, may be viewed “alternatively as a glorious, devotional, defiant or provocative gesture in the face of death itself”.

    The work, which will be housed in a viewing room in the east end of the Turbine Hall, was sold to an investment group in 2007 with Hirst retaining part-ownership.

    He has described For the Love of God, the platinum cast of a 35-year-old 18th century European man covered in 8,601 jewels, as an “uplifting” piece that “takes your breath away”.

    Words cannot describe how excited I am to see this! WOOT!