Beef ban problems for Damien Hirst

200x190.jpgOne of the worlds most famous pieces of art was almost stopped from going on show in Japan - because of a beef ban.

Damien Hirst's "Mother and Child, Divided" was due to be displayed at the The Mori Art Museum in Japan, but customs officials said a ban on British beef meant it could not be imported.

Eventually the cow and calf preserved in formaldehyde was allowed in, but only after museum bosses explained the work was not going to be consumed.
"Mother and Child, Divided" was the winner of the Turner Prize in 1995 and is part of "Turner Prize: A Retrospective at Tate Britain."

The exhibition will now run at the Mori Art Museum from 25 April to the 13 July.


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