| St. Sebastian Arrives at the MCA |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |
| Saturday, 04 October 2008 | |
 Damien Hirst - "St Sebastian, Exquisite Pain" detail I have been following the news of Damien Hirst's massive sculpture "St Sebastian, Exquisite Pain" which features a black calf suspended in formaldehyde and pierced by arrows and will be on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver beginning October 7th alongside 3 other works by the controversial artist. When I saw in the press release that the piece weighs over 15,000 pounds, my first thought was, how are they going to get it into the building (and will the floor collapse under the stress)? Well, the Dallas based Goss-Michael Foundation—from where the work is on loan for this exhibit—has a nice blog post with a variety of photos showing the installation process. Another website focusing on the Texas art scene glasstire.com, has an interesting interview with British art collector Kenny Goss of the Goss-Michael Foundation, the "Michael" being pop star and Goss' boyfriend George Michael, who bought St. Sebastian for $7 million US: Goss-Michael Foundation: Yes-Saying and Saying Yes in Dallas. From the interview: Goss and Michael have announced the establishment of the Goss-Michael Foundation of Dallas, an omnibus art institution with the goal of teaching Americans about contemporary British art. The effort includes the gallery, an art collection, a philanthropic organization, offices for art consultation, an artist lecture series and an artist residency.Kyle MacMillan of the Denver Post: The shock factor of Damien Hirst Mary Voelz Chandler of the RMN: Hirst MCA work lives up to hype
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