Thursday, January 22, 2009

jeff koons at versailles : part16

hanging heart (red/gold), 1994-2006
high chronium stainless steel
françois pinault foundation

alcôve escalier de la reine



3 comments:

Brigadeiro said...

Wow, that's stunning! Is this exhibition still going on? Wish I were in Paris!

dress_your_days_with_dreams said...

the exhibition ended on january 4th. it was a very controversial installation. some people in france were not happy with it. i am not a big fan of jeff koons, i think i wouldn't like his sculptures if i saw them in a white cold art gallery. but the contrast between the chateau and his sculptures is so stunning and sometimes funny that i loved the exhibition.
we could see the castle on a different way and every room was a big surprise. sometimes we had to look for the jeff koons sculpture for a few seconds because it matched perfectly the antique style and furniture.

Brigadeiro said...

How incredible! Must've been amazing to see in real life. I agree that it is the juxtaposition of his design with the incredible architecture of Versailles that makes this exhibition so amazing :)