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Did Damien Hirst Steal Nigerian Culture To Make His Art?

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Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor says Damien Hirst’s “Golden Heads (Female)” has cavalierly appropriated a famous Nigerian artwork, bordering “on the line of broad daylight robbery.”

Lizzie Crocker
Lizzie Crocker
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Lizzie Crocker

Lizzie Crocker

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