The stain glass windows created from butterflies are amazingly beautiful.

If you meet someone new, and decide you're attracted to them, then they suddenly have value. If you're not, then you move on. You don't suddenly hate them for daring to be a potential mate, just cuz YOU couldn't love them. BUT if you find out they're getting married, you think, "Oh, good for them." You're not angry that someone cares about them when you don't. This art is the same. Just cuz it's not your type doesn't mean it isn't important to other people. Please respect that.

What Damien Hirst has figured out above all else is that it is easy to fool people who are afraid of being wrong.

I was really impressed by Noel. He didn't do any call backs to his own routines or comic bits. He really stayed focused on the work and interviewing Damien. Thank you so much for posting.

That was amazing. I feel more culturally aware for learning about Hirst, and watching Noel talk about art is one of life's greatest miracles. Thank you x

"Is there anything other than the bloody spots?!" ~ Brian Sewell, Art Critic

wow!! this is amazing i love Hirst and Noel together

Not at first, which is the point: at the start, as they said, people would walk into a gallery and go "Wtf, this isn't art." And people are still doing that, now. But you ARE impressed by their existence when you visit a museum. His work is considered valuable now, as he said, simply because people put prices on it. The work itself isn't work anything unless the beholder finds value in it. The beholders find his work valuable, so it is. If you don't, then it's not your concern.

thank-you for uploading, brilliant!

Say what you will about his product. I could listen to his mind and streaming of consciousness for hours on end.

Damien's new exhibition (Relics). I can't believe it's in Qatar. I went there with my school and can I just say,I was shocked yet impressed.

I absolutely adore this

I don't get 1000 Years but it's hard to forget that image. Unforgettable.

Absolutely one of the best videos on here. He is talented, and cool. Ilove the bloke's personality and views on art.

simply amazing

He couldn't even tell if he painted his own dot paintings.

Awesome documentary! Great interview Noel Fielding!

Thanks for this!

is good to see that someone gets it, this is merely a sadistic game by the elite.

I LOVED this

Noel and art, two of my favourite things, amazing. I've seen the dots before and you wouldn't think the same person who made them, also cut a cow in half, it's sort of bizarre, but beautiful too. Thanks for uploading it by the way!

"If it needs a long explanation to proclaim its art, it's probably bullshit." Quote from, "Modern Art a portrait of Mediocrity."

It's his art, and it had an audience, and that audience wanted it, and they had money. But, I think the litmus test is that, if you take all that stuff away, would this artist keep making the same stuff? In Damien's case, I think he probably would. He would just be doing it in poverty. (So no diamond skulls, cigarette butts, yeah sure] That, I can respect. It's a fools errand being an artist really. The overwhelming likelihood is that you'll die poor, alone, unrecognised and forgotten by everyone. It's not like being a mechanic, a clerk, or a telco engineer. [which I have been, to eat.] So one would only continue to do it if it's what you're naturally driven to do. An irrational need to make something useless. Nobody would choose that. It's like a mental illness. Except in the cases when it turns good, like it did for him. [and even then, it can still go wrong. Basquiat et al.]

Wonderful!

That is really quite a brilliant way to put it.

I love the fact that people like you are out there to react to these things. It's part of the installation really.

I came here looking for Noel Fielding; I leave looking for cheap flights to London. I *need* to see this exhibition like I need air.

One of the greatest British visual artist at all times

His assistants are the actual artists. He doesn't really do anything but give direction. He's famous because celebrities made him that way.

I love his art.

Fascinating!

The art critic takes the words out of my mouth with the 'how many spot paintings do you need' comment.

oh, like a ribbing, i understand now. and you're welcome, i thought this was great and since i have to way to see the actual exhibit myself, i found this really great to be able to watch and wanted to give others the chance to see it too :) xx

He got hate mail... Mission complete for an artist like this! Very VERY close to Dada but without the parody of art... I like it!

I found "A Thousand Years" disturbing but loved "In And Out of Love" Art should disturb and stir something in you.

The whole stick is 'Spinal Tap'.

Thanks for uploading this! I saw pics of Noel and Hirst's artwork on tumblr and was like 'where can I find this? What is is from?' I emailed a friend and they told me about it on channel 4. Thanks to youtube and YOU, I enjoyed watching this tasty morsel of Hirst and Fielding!

Artist don't make harsh comments about other Artist work; They except them and move on......... . . . . .

To all the people judging the art and saying it's "shit" - you make the assumption that you know what is "not shit" - in which case, why aren't you making "not shit" art and raking in all of the rewards? Just curious, since you seem to 'know'?

favorite piece is the shark and the title is a cool metaphor for the piece

I love Noel!!!

very welcome

legend

youre welcome youre welcome youre welcome!

I think Hirst has never visited a museum of natural history

This is a wonderful video. I really enjoyed it. I'm a fan of Noel Fielding's artwork, but I have never heard of Damien Hirst. I really enjoyed this. Death Life Immorality, do you believe in god? It's great. I wasn't shocked to hear Noel didn't believe in god. I read that he doesn't believe in organized religion. I agree on both levels, and I loved the artwork shown here. I would have loved to see it in person.

Push Limits. Create New Ways to see. Awesome.

wow, omg!

Damian Hirst, adding the 'F' to art.

I went into this doc hating Damien Hirst, and left liking him

totally appropriate yea

I think it represents how valuable life is for people, not for him.

It is an interesting art

the thing about art is that anything made from a genuine artistic approach is art. If he actually is passionate about his ideas, then it's art. though i can't quite tell if that's the case or if he's just getting one over on the rich

For veterinary anatomists, he's brilliant.

So we watched this in architecture class. I squeaked.

NOEL!!!

If any of his work was put in a natural history museum, people would walk by and say "ooh, sharks and cows sure are interesting." But he puts it in a snooty modern art gallery and everyone says "oh what a profound conceptual genius he is! Lets appraise this for millions of dollars!"

haha glad you enjoy it

more like damien hearse . . . . . . luv the guys art

He may have put some on paper, only some, but he has never had his hands dirty. The real artist are the actual artist that do the art for him.

Looks like Phil Collins little brother

I dreamt that I met Damien!

I hate when people say "this isn't art" ... Like... You don't have to like it. I can understand why you wouldn't. But to say it isn't art is just mental. I mean no one gets to define what is and isn't art. That's not how art works. I love most of Damien Hirst that I've seen. I think he's incredible. I love the colours he uses - it's very beautiful. And I really love the Mother and Child (divided). It's disturbing but it's beautiful. It's okay to not find it beautiful or in any way intriguing, but it's not okay to say it's not art. Also Noel! Gosh. Noel Fielding. I won't lie, I found this because of Noel, not because of Damien.

actually that WAS the entire point!

The 'artist' himself looks and sounds like an "east enders" character. Classy!

What a quandary British "art" got itself into; In that there was allegedly none before, then all of a sudden because Sarah Kent said it was so - it was so. Damien hirst is a nice person (and actually a very funny guy) but even he would agree (before every knob bigged him up) that he was the luckiest Yorkshire-lad half-wit on the planet

ahhh hahahahahahahahahahaha...The guitarist from POISON telling me commercialism is art...ahahaahaa

godfuel art

I like sharks better than art.

Este tio deberia decorar alguna discoteca! Es un espabilao con ideas,como una peluquera lista,no? Se parece a Philp Collins.Tiene esa misma cara y ese mismo arranque.

So if I color dots ill become famous!

yea i know but Noel's worn that ring for years. if anything it's an homage, not an insult.

If David Lynch were to make a movie bio about an artist, Damian Hirst would be the most likely subject.

Whew! Those white boots looked painful to walk on.

Most famous, biggest, boldest, baddest piece of shit evah.

That shark is so cool

Poor Shark..

2012

it takes 6 technicians 6 day to put all 23 tons of this together 6-6-2x3=6 666 coincidence? lol

putting on the ritz

Damien "HEARSE" was that a good pun

Kinda unrelated, but kinda not at the same time-The fact that art critics (and the concept of critiquing art in general) exist is ridiculous enough idea on it's own. Whether art is "art" is completely subjective. Whether art is good, great, or shit is completely subjective. There is no right or wrong in art. Critiquing it for the masses and telling others whether they should like it or not completely defeats the purpose of it's existence. Art is an intensely personal medium-that's the point of it. By telling someone that they've done something wrong with it, that their art is shit-you're essentially commenting on that person's inherent character which feels a bit wrong to me. Not understanding the point in something or not agreeing with the point or the visual(or whatever the case may be) of something doesn't necessarily make it bad or wrong, it's literally just a question of personal taste. Art is quite literally: "Someone else's trash is someone else's treasure". For me, personally, I'm not particularly moved by his work but I also haven't seen it in person which I find has an enormous impact on how you perceive art. Just seeing pictures or footage of art makes it a bit flat and lifeless and takes the "reality" out of it. Seeing it live is a totally different scenario.

you want to see a shark, go to a fucking aquarium.

Is his art up for interpreting? Because I’d like to put in my two cents here. Pieces like For the Love of God and A Thousand Years, I think Hirst tried to show the concept or cycle of life and death. To let the society know that death is always near us. Projects with those numerous pills are the same, saying “No matter how much you try to avoid death, it’ll always arrive”.

A drunk wanking on the street is art. Everything is art if you look at it with an artistic view point. I believe this is the point of his work. Many people view art in a very small category with all sorts of restrictions but art has no barriers. A butterfly is an insect but wouldn't you also consider it art? I can understand people being upset with his work because of the fact that much of it used to be living, but if I died and then was later used as art I would be quite flattered.

Noel... in jeans?! Whaaaa

Like Picasso stated, (in ref. to his work being not Art), "If I hand you a book in English and you do not read English doesn't mean the the book isn't filled with much value". Artist understand this very thing and do there utmost not to say harsh things about any ones work. People (coming from my point of view) that make harsh remarks about and Artist is a wannabe in the highest order!

the problem is that the challenge that used to be before pop art came long is no longer a challenge......i don't see him an artist with an idea.....but who cares if you are as fabulous as hirst...its better than everything else

whats up with all of these its not art comments i dont get it i dont like it it aint good for me but whats up with the whole debate about modern art

What year was this?

the emperors new clothes

What did you expect from the death - heyyy

i wish it had subtitle

I can't help but feel the preserved animals are no different from taxidermy. An age old craft that probably has more creativity involved.

ronnie wood at 38:48 !!! LOOOOOOL

funny how we think we know what art it is, Picasso? warhol? Rembrandt? duchamp? banksy? What is considered art for everyone is what have you been told is art... if the rich people pays 100 millions for Picasso must be art then.... I personally think art should transmit, and give you emotions.

I like Damien as Shark :)

I'm shocked by the amount of people bitching about Damien and his work. Unless you yourself are a Picasso or a Warhol, then you have absolutely no right to get on your high horse and dictate what is art. The art I just saw shocked the hell out of me. Personally, I get more of an impact from physical three dimensional art than I do from paintings, and I find him more emotional and though provoking than most artist. His art is for those who think freely, not those who are taught how to think.

Is it art? No clue but very entertaining documentary for sure.