(EN) Julian Spalding, Julian Spalding: Damien Hirsts are the sub-prime of the art world, su independent.co.uk, 27 marzo 2012.
«What separates Michelangelo from Damien Hirst is that Michelangelo was an artist and Damien Hirst isn't. Michelangelo's extremely subtle, profoundly moving ideas were manifest in what he made; they weren't pretentious profanities tossed off the top of his head.»