In other DAMIEN HIRST news, the bad boy of British art grabbed additional headlines this month with the spin art HARLEY DAVIDSON he created to raise funds for LA-based charity event ANGEL ART while assaulting newsstands with his new cover design for nascent art magazine TAR. The 2008 Softail Cross Bones Harley in question was rendered by Hirst in his now signature spin art style as a donation to the Angel Art auction (that also featured works by Ed Ruscha, Catherine Opie, and Jeff Koons, among others) benefiting PROJECT ANGEL FOOD, a charity that provides meals to adults and children affected by HIV/AIDS. The bike went on the block late last week at a VIP gala event at Hollywood talent agency CAA and was quickly snapped up for an as-yet undisclosed amount after a round of frenzied bidding. For the second issue of Tar (that’s “art” spelled backwards), a NYC-based upstart art magazine founded by Black Book magazine founder EVANLY SCHINDLER, Hirst “borrowed” a portrait of Kate Moss from the March 2005 cover of W magazine and gave it his trademark “visible man” treatment. Said Schindler of the image in conversation with the NY Times, “I think the cover really ties in both the conscious and subconscious levels of the beauty myth, tearing away the layers and looking at what’s below.” Given the tumultuous state (to put it mildly) of the publishing industry, we can only hope the instant collector’s edition helps ensure a forthcoming third issue for the very worthy bi-annual. HAVE A LOOK:

TAR MAGAZINE:

The new issue of Tar magazine and the March 2005 issue of W that it borrows from…

THE HIRST HARLEY:

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