Jeff Koons is the guy who made that shiny new vacuum cleaner in the mid-1980s,under Plexiglass display cases...remember?
I saw his Serpentine Gallery exhibition in London filled with an elegant display of blow-up beach toys, recast with accuracy in aluminium, and mixed with rubbish baskets, industrial chains and mesh fences.
The last exhibition he made took place at Versailles.
Incongruous? Anachronistic? A betrayal of French culture? Koons is convinced he is bringing a new energy to Versailles and that, he is not just an 'agent provocateur'.
"The baroque is the ideal context for me to highlight the philosophical nature of my work."
But, unsurprisingly, not everyone shares his view.
http://www.jeffkoons.com/
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