British artist Damien Hirst is perhaps best known for preserving animals in formaldehyde. Ryan Warner speaks with Cydney Payton, who just stepped down as executive director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain, by Damien Hirst.
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