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Which institution did different elements of Hirst's work bypass when selling Beautiful Inside My Head Forever?

  • His long-standing galleries

  • Sotheby's auction house

  • The British Art Fair

  • The National Gallery

Answer

Different elements of Hirst's work bypassed his long-standing galleries when selling Beautiful Inside My Head Forever. The work was sold at auction for £50 million, the highest price ever paid for a work by a living artist. The sale bypassed Hirst's long-standing galleries, which had previously handled all of his sales.
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