Art: Damien Hirst 艺 术 : 英 国 当 代 艺 术 家 赫 斯 特 1
Art: Damien Hirst 艺 术 : 英 国 当 代 艺 术 家 赫 斯 特 Recession, What Recession? 衰 退, 什 么 衰 退? Read the text below and do the activity that follows. 阅 读 下 面 的 短 文, 然 后 完 成 练 习 : While many of the headlines this week have been about the turmoil in the financial markets, one British artist has been bucking the trend by turning a healthy profit. In fact, Damien Hirst, a conceptual artist best-known for pickling sharks in formaldehyde, has broken records by taking an astonishing 111m (1,355m yuan) during a two-day auction of his work in London this week. In total 223 of his creations were up for grabs in the groundbreaking sale at British auction house Sotheby's. Normally artists sell their work via galleries, but by cutting out the middleman, Hirst will happily pocket the difference. Art expert Charles Dupplin said, "It's another landmark and an astounding day for the art market in a year that has seen many long-standing records demolished, despite the gloomy world economy." Hirst's work has received mixed reactions from the press in the past but it has consistently sold for high prices. Last year his diamond-encrusted skull was valued at 50m (612m yuan), making it the costliest single work of art ever. The most expensive item at this year's auction was The Golden Calf: a real calf in a tank of formaldehyde with 18-carat hooves, horns and a gold disc on its head, which sold for 9.2m (112m yuan). But while art collectors from around the world have been scrambling to pick up an original Damien Hirst piece in London this week, not everyone is so enamoured with his work. A spokesperson for the Stuckist movement, which favours figurative over conceptual art, said, "It's obvious the art world has gone stark raving bonkers." Indeed, people frequently question the boundaries of what is and what isn't art. In a world where modern art has become increasingly conceptual, perhaps the most useful definition we can turn to is that of the late American artist Andy Warhol, who said, "Art is what you can get away with." However you define art, Hirst should be laughing all the way to the bank. 2
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2. Choose the phrase 选 词 组 天 空 Fill in the gaps in the sentences using phrases from the table below. 从 下 列 词 表 中 选 词 组 天 空 bucking the trend up for grabs pocketing the difference turning a healthy profit cutting out the middleman stark raving bonkers 1. I bought a TV from one person for 50 and sold it to another for 70, that's what I call! 2. If you sell a product you make directly to your customers, you can make money by. 3. My friend is not normal, in fact he's. 4. Stock traders make money by between the price they buy and sell shares for. 5. Most house prices in the UK are falling, but some areas are and increasing in value. 6. When David Beckham was injured and couldn't play football, there was a place in the English team. 4
3. Jumbled Sentences 打 乱 词 序 的 句 子 Rearrange the words in the sentences below to make correct sentences. 请 将 下 列 句 子 中 的 单 词 重 新 排 列, 组 成 一 个 正 确 的 句 子 1. Financial has been turmoil, markets have been strong but in the art market. 2. he Damien doesn't make conceptual artist, Hirst is a figurative art. 3. Damien Hirst was able to cut out the house by auction selling through an bbmiddleman. 4. pickling Damien in animals formaldehyde involve Many of Hirst's works. 5. One art person who has gone figurative said the art world prefers "stark bbraving bonkers". 6. Sotheby's during the two-day at Hirst raised a total auction of 111m bpdamien. 5
4. Wordsearch 单 词 搜 索 Try to find the words associated with Damien Hirst's art in the puzzle below. There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally (g), vertically (i) or diagonally (m) 请 在 下 面 的 字 谜 游 戏 中, 找 出 与 赫 斯 特 的 艺 术 有 关 的 英 语 单 词 来 共 有 10 个 单 词, 其 组 成 方 式 可 能 以 水 平 的 (g) 垂 直 的 (i) 或 对 角 的 (m) 形 式 出 现 a l l e m a n g s e i f j h a p p e y l k i p o r a i n y w e a u t i r t h a n d t o p l k c m x o t u r m o i l b k a g o i r a f a t h e l l m v o s t w o r n d i d e e r f u l a n k l n e t s c r a m b l i n g h c o n c e p t u a l t y t a u c t i o n e e r d w o f i g u r a t i v e turmoil formaldehyde auction landmark scrambling conceptual figurative pickling skull hooves 6
Answers 答 案 1. Reading Quiz 阅 读 测 验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以 下 句 子 哪 句 是 真? 哪 句 是 假? 请 圈 出 正 确 答 案 1. The global financial markets performed well this week. bpfalse 2. Selling art though an auction house is the way bpartists normally sell their work. False 3. Damien Hirst will make more money by using an bpauction house than by selling through a gallery. bptrue 4. The Stuckist movement thinks the art world has bpgone mad. True 5. Andy Warhol has a very wide definition of what art bpcan be. True 3. Jumbled Sentences 打 乱 词 序 的 句 子 Rearrange the words in the sentences below to make correct sentences. 请 将 下 列 句 子 中 的 单 词 重 新 排 列, 组 成 一 个 正 确 的 句 子 1. Financial markets have been in turmoil, but the art market has bpbeen strong. 2. Damien Hirst is a conceptual artist, he doesn't make figurative bpart. 3. Damien Hirst was able to cut out the middleman by selling bpthrough an auction house. 4. Many of Damien Hirst's works involve pickling animals in bpformaldehyde. 5. One person who prefers figurative art said the art world has bpgone "stark raving bonkers". 6. Damien Hirst raised a total of 111m during the two-day auction bpat Sotheby's. 3. Jumbled Sentences 打 乱 词 序 的 句 子 Rearrange the words in the sentences below to make correct sentences. 请 将 下 列 句 子 中 的 单 词 重 新 排 列, 组 成 一 个 正 确 的 句 子 1. Financial markets have been in turmoil, but the art bpmarket has been strong. 2. Damien Hirst is a conceptual artist, he doesn't bpmake figurative art. 3. Damien Hirst was able to cut out the middleman by bpselling through an auction house. 4. Many of Damien Hirst's works involve pickling bpanimals in formaldehyde. 5. One person who prefers figurative art said the art bpworld has gone "stark raving bonkers". 6. Damien Hirst raised a total of 111m during the bptwo-day auction at Sotheby's. 4. Wordsearch 单 词 搜 索 Try to find the words associated with Damien Hirst's art in the puzzle below. 请 在 下 面 的 字 谜 游 戏 中, 找 出 与 赫 斯 特 的 艺 术 有 关 的 英 语 单 词 来 l s f a k p o n u i r h d l c m o t u r m o i l k a o a l l v r i d e k n e s c r a m b l i n g h c o n c e p t u a l y a u c t i o n d f i g u r a t i v e 7