A new work entitled - Dead Ends Are Called Cul-De-Sacs - has gone on display in the Tate Modern.
Not A Patch On His More Famous Work
The work appears to be a direct response to his own original work - Overpriced Fag Ends On Shelves.
At first glance it appears to be different sized and shaped nicotine patches artistically placed in an old thimble display unit. However, a second viewing confirms that it is really no more than that. You could even lose the word 'artistically' without too much loss to the piece. As Damien explained from his money vault:
"Life is a kaleidoscope and we are celestial frisbees being thrown from one black hole to another. Sometimes we land, or are blown off course, or even caught in the jaws of dog and this reflects the juxtaposition between nicotine Heaven and Nicotinell."
Asked why there was one nicotine patch covered in his trademark coloured dots he said 'there is no artistic merit in it but it adds 500,000 pounds on to the list price.' There is a patch in the shape of a pig to represent politics and a skull to represent death in the mind of a corpse. One space remains empty, which the viewer has to mentally fill.
No skunk was used during the creation of the work or his interview.
