Birth Announcement:

Baby boy, named Planet.

Weight 13,440 pounds.

Length 372 inches.

Marc Quinn is a well known British artist, one of the so-called 90’s YBAs (Young British Artists), of whom Damien Hirst was the most prominent member. One of Quinn’s signature pieces in the art world is Self, a frozen sculpture of the artist’s head made from several pints of his own blood, taken from his body over a number of months. It featured in Saatchi’s controversial Sensation exhibition. Another stunning piece involves his challenging work regarding sculptures of amputees, reinterpreting classical representations of our relationships with physical imagery. Alison Lapper Pregnant was erected on the vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London for many months.

Quinn’s Planet is part of Sotheby’s astonishing display of fine works for auction on display at Chatsworth House as part of their Beyond Limits sale. There is an astonishing video. The juxtaposition of contemporary art and the ancestral home of the Dukes of Devonshire is mind blowing.