I haven't been there in a while.I vaguely liked the paharmaceutical inspired stuff but i generally consider him to be substancially irrelevant.That restaurant in Nothing Hill was high naffness!

I quite like the animals in formaldehyde and wish I had actually seen them in the flesh. But I think I'd mainly be getting museum type curiosity out of it rather than liking it as a piece of art. I saw one of his things in a gallery which I thought was shit. It was a bunch of pills in a mirrored case... The big blocks of wax by Joesph Beuys in the next room were much more impressive and I had mucho fun trying to scrape a chunk of wax off while the attendant had his back turned.

Anyway, back on topic. I think a genuine compliment is when it is sincere and arse kissing is when it is with an ulterior motive.

the thing at the moment is made of amout 10 zillion flies stuck together with tar it is gruesome and sickening, but also brilliant