Currently showing at The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco through September 30, 2010, is an exhibition of works by British artist Damien Hirst. This exhibition is a break-through for the Museum, which is working in tandem with the New National Museum of Monaco, as its first display of contemporary art. True to name, The Oceanographic Museum showcases exhibits relating to marine life. While Hirst is being shown as a contemporary artist, many of his works do feature a type of marine life; his suspended sharks, for one, resemble exhibits that typically would be in such a museum. Monaco’s temperate climate and its booming summertime tourist industry should attract many high-income visitors to the show, entitled Cornucopia.

After the Flood (2008) by Damien Hirst, via Artnet.com

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