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Damien Hirst with The Golden Calf
© Damien Hirst
Photo by Prudence Cumming
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THE MURDER OF DAMIEN HIRST (as told to Charlie Finch)
by Charlie Finch



My name is Antsy Milliken. I’m an artist here in Britain. I studied at Goldsmith’s, worked behind the desk at Serpentine, helped Banksy spraying on the street a bit. I’ve been searching around for a way to produce some art that will get attention; it’s so hard nowadays with the diamond skulls and the balloon dogs and all the sex and money. . . but I’ve come up with the perfect artwork that combines process, message and the press, everything I learned at art school. I’ve decided to murder Damien Hirst.

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