Statuephilia: The British Museum

I loved this morning's preview of the Statuephilia sculpture installation at the British Museum (i'd forgotten how fantastic this building is) - where visitors can discover five contemporary sculptures among the relics and artifacts in its galleries.

Damien Hirst's 200 spin-painted sculls are exhibited like a cabinet of curiosities in the Enlightenment Gallery.

Tim Noble and Sue Webster’s lumps of mummified animals are actually painstakingly morphed to form silhouettes of the artists' faces on the wall behind.

But the show-stealer is, of course, a pure gold Kate Moss by Marc Quinn, looking resplendent next to the Nereid Monument.
Dark Stuff, Tim Noble and Sue Webster


Mark and Kate! Siren, Marc Quinn