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- 1 2 Hannah Clugston (19 November 2018). "Damien Hirst's gigantic uteruses are a bold correction to shocking ignorance". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Carol Vogel (7 October 2013). "Art, From Conception to Birth in Qatar". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ↑ "Damien Hirst delivers controversy with giant uterus sculptures at Qatar hospital". The Guardian . 19 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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