Self portrait in a Marc Quinn shell (Mandy)

These giant golden shells seemed uncharacteristic of Marc Quinn, in that they were beautiful, elegant and not at all shocking. The rest of the exhibition at San Georgio Maggiore included Self (his head made of his own blood), various marble sculptures of disabled subjects and giant paintings of slabs of meat. Most astonishing to me was his giant Alison Lapper sculpture, positioned in front of the 16th century Benedictine church. I was even more astonished when I passed by one evening and it seemed to have been taken in for the night, until I realised that it was the inflatable version of the piece...