English pop star, George Michael, and partner, Kenny Goss, have begun displaying a collection of controversial, contemporary art by British artist, Damien Hirst, at their sleek gallery in Dallas, Texas. The Goss-Michael Foundation's gallery will be showcasing these works through April 30th, 2008. Goss had this to say about the collection, "We want to expose the Dallas art community to work that they've quite potentially never seen if they weren't able to travel, these works that in some ways may be a little controversial for one thing, a little strong. But let's face it, art a lot of times is about sex, love, death, loss." Among the Hirst collection is a piece called "Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain." This piece is of a black calf encased in formaldehyde with its body pierced with arrows. Goss had this to say about the unique piece, "Most people initially freak a little bit about Sebastian, then they stare and stare at it and they say, "That's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." The collection also features a piece called "Bitterness," which reportedly at first glance looks like a textured canvas but then reveals itself to be a composite of dead flies in resin. Another piece features a dove caught in flight in a formaldehyde solution. The Goss-Michael Foundation's gallery began in 2005 as an art for sale gallery but changed into a non-profit foundation in June of 2007. One of the foundation's reportedly most important goals is to help educate the public about art.

1. English singer-songwriter
2. Born: June 25, 1963
3. Birthname: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
4. Has sold over 85 million records worldwide
5. Romantically linked to former cheerleader coach, Kenny Goss
6. Started the The Goss-Michael Foundation with partner, Kenny Goss in 2005
7. Michael wants graffiti artist, BANKSY, to create a mural on a wall in his London home