Damien Hirst (born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s.
Damien Hirst has been accused of stealing the idea to use live flies in the breakthrough artwork that propelled him to success. The 60-year-old conceptual creator’s piece A Thousand Years is alleged ...