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Facts

Also Known As Damien Steven Hirst
Born June 7, 1965 (age 61) • England
Awards And Honors Turner Prize (1995)
Notable Works “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” • “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable”

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