Hirst Tweaks Old Art To Make It New

An article on how Brit artist Damien Hirst is replacing his famous formaldehyde-sunk shark with a fresher, less rotten, more real one, the article gives some insight into how the artist is tweaking his old work to keep the owners happy:

But Mr. Hirst didn’t. When he learned of Mr. Cohen’s plans to buy the 22-ton work, he volunteered to replace the shark. “I frequently work on things after a collector has them,’’ the artist said. “I recently called a collector who owns a fly painting because I didn’t like the way it looked, so I changed it slightly.’’

Damien Hirst – Shark – Art – Report – New York Times