Damien Hirst (b. 1965) has built a career on confronting the big questions—life, death, beauty, and value—and nowhere is that more distilled than in his skull series. From the infamous For the Love of God, a platinum cast encrusted with over 8,000 diamonds, to his vivid Dead prints and kinetic spin skulls, Hirst reimagines the memento mori with pop art audacity and market-savvy flash. His skulls are more than symbols—they’re provocations, reminders that mortality can be both terrifying and glittering. At Mania, we spotlight this facet of Hirst’s work: visceral, iconic, and permanently etched into the cultural subconscious.