Damien Hirst’s New Studio Complex Is Called “Science”

Damien Hirst Goes Green... Kinda
British artist Damien Hirst poses for photographers beside the 1991 piece "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living", a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde in a vitrine, during a media preview of the first substantial survey show of his work in the UK at the Tate Modern gallery in London, Monday, April 2, 2012. The exhibition, timed for the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad and due to open to the public on Wednesday, showcases over 70 of Hirst's works since he first came to public attention in 1988. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
British artist Damien Hirst poses for photographers beside the 1991 piece "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living", a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde in a vitrine, during a media preview of the first substantial survey show of his work in the UK at the Tate Modern gallery in London, Monday, April 2, 2012. The exhibition, timed for the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad and due to open to the public on Wednesday, showcases over 70 of Hirst's works since he first came to public attention in 1988. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

While his toxic, formaldehyde-based work may not be the most environmentally friendly art production in the world, Damien Hirst’s new personal studio and gallery in Stroud, England — where his team will be plunging ever more creatures into preservatives — is being designed by a small, eco–conscious firm.

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