Damien Hirst at Gagosian

James Kalm joins throngs of fans, admirers and groupies to elbow his way through “The End of an Era” the latest offering from Damien Hirst. With his worldwide fame peaking from the recent auction of his work, which coincided with the global economic crisis, in “End of an Era Hirst” plays out his opulent critique of materialism. Featuring a pickled bull, a gold-plated case with nearly 30,000 manufactured diamonds and photorealistic paintings of renowned gems this show displays a wide variety of medium and approaches used by the artist…