Posted in News Artist Damien Hirst says he rejected a knighthood because he ‘never felt comfortable with the idea’ May 25, 2025 Reportedly worth £308 million, Hirst forged the Young British Artist (YBA) art scene of the 1990s and shot to fame after displaying sharks and other animals suspended in formaldehyde. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14746869/Artist-Damien-Hirst-knighthood-rejected.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490