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"Artist Jim Starr believes his contemporary take on Medusa \u201Cinspired\u201D Damien Hirst\u2019s makeover of pop singer Rihanna as the Greek snake-haired monster, executed for the cover of GQ\u2019s 25th anniversary issue.\u201CI am aware that artists are all sort of drawing from the same well but I think I know when my work has inspired someone else\u2019s,\u201D Starr told the Evening Standard. The artist produced several versions of the gorgon, one of which he says was sold at auction alongside of some of Hirst\u2019s works.Starr\u2019s case is rather slim. For the photo shoot, Hirst has simply given Rihanna Medusa\u2019s attributes (snake hairdo and fierce eyes) according to the Greek mythology. But this accusation comes after a long list of similar claims. Many of these were compiled by Stuckists\u2019 co-founder Charles Thomson in \u201CThe Art Damien Hirst Stole.\u201D The article compares Hirst\u2019s artworks to pieces by other artists. It features Thomas Downing\u2019s spot paintings, Hans Haacke\u2019s Floating Sphere (1964), and John LeKay\u2019s crystal skull Spiritus Callidus #2 (1993).&amp;nbsp;Follow @UK_ARTINFO"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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