Author to retract study warning of toxic leaks from Damien Hirst’s artwork

The corresponding author of the 2016 study that found high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde leaking from a prominent British artist’s exhibition is now retracting it. The study, about Damien Hirst’s 2012 exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London that presented dead animals embalmed in glass cases full of formaldehyde, suggested that higher than recommended … Continue reading Author to retract study warning of toxic leaks from Damien Hirst’s artwork