Hyper Real, Real, Performance, Beauty and Commodity Fetishism Prank

This was originally published in July 2007:

Last month, artist Damien Hirst unveiled the most expensive contemporary artwork ever made, a skull bedazzled with more than 8,000 fine diamonds. It's expected to sell for as much as $100 million. In response to the skull's exhibition at London's White Cube Gallery in Mason's Yard, an artist named Laura created a replica covered with 6,522 Swarovski crystals and dumped it outside the gallery in the middle of the night on top of a pile of trash.

First off, anyone who makes a bling bling skull is my boyfriend.

Here are photos of the actual piece, and the performance done by Laura. I love how she fucks with this.