Of course, she has had significant relationships, most recently with the photographer Scott Douglas, with whom she split last year, and before that with fellow YBA Mat Collishaw.
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Margaret Thatcher might have dismissed Francis Bacon, Hirst's hero, as "that man who paints those dreadful pictures", but the YBA artist admits that part of his success is due to the enterprising culture she created.
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