Couriermail

Is Damien Hirst's Verity sculpture at Ilfracombe really "obscene"?

But still the council has agreed to let this sculpture take pride of place on the idyllic British coastline at Ilfracombe. Damien Hirst’s Verity statue is a pregnant teenager holding aloft a sword. In ...
BBC

Will Damien Hirst's bronze statue Verity regenerate Ilfracombe?

The artistic merit of Damien Hirst's giant bronze statue of a pregnant woman has split opinions in Ilfracombe, but it also raises the issue of the role of public art in regenerating a town. She has ...
Crime

Tripadvisor reviewer says Verity statue in North Devon 'should come with a warning'

Ilfracombe, situated in North Devon, is known for its award-winning aquarium, Victorian Tunnels Beaches, Birdman; the town's Round Table’s infamous flying contest and music festival as well as its ...
Liverpool Echo

Damien Hirst's 'Verity' takes her place on Devon seafront (VIDEO)

DAMIEN Hirst’s controversial statue of a naked, pregnant woman wielding a sword has taken her place on a Devon seafront. The 20 metre (66ft) bronze monument has been given on a 20-year loan by the ...
BBC

Will Damien Hirst's bronze statue Verity regenerate Ilfracombe?

The artistic merit of Damien Hirst's giant bronze statue of a pregnant woman has split opinions in Ilfracombe, but it also raises the issue of the role of public art in regenerating a town. She has ...