ART
Takashi Murakami |
Written 30 January |
Sunday 26 September, 09:00Château de Versailles , 78000 [map]Takashi Murakami
Château de Versailles presents work by Japanese artist
Takashi Murakami. The exhibition features 22 works installed inside the palace and in the gardens, presenting a fascinating dialogue with Murakami’s creations.
“For a Japanese person like me, the Château de Versailles is one of the greatest symbols of Western history. It is the emblem of an ambition for elegance, sophistication and art that most of us can only dream of.
Of course, we are aware that the spark that set fire to the powder of the Revolution came directly from the centre of the building. But, in many respects, everything is transmitted to us as a fantastic tale coming from a very distant kingdom. Just as French people can find it hard to recreate in their minds an accurate image of the Samurai period, the history of this palace has become distant for us. So it is probable that the Versailles of my imagination corresponds to an exaggeration and a transformation in my mind so that it has become a kind of completely separate and unreal world. That is what I have tried to depict in this exhibition.
I am the Cheshire cat that welcomes Alice in Wonderland with its diabolic smile, and chatters away as she wanders around the Château. With a broad smile I invite you all to discover the wonderland of Versailles.”
| What: | Takashi Murakami |
| When: | Sunday 26 September, 09:00 |
| Where: | Château de Versailles , Place d'Armes 78000 [map] |
| Transport: | Versailles |
| Cost: | EUR |
| Web: | www.chateauversailles.fr |
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