In Versailles show works by Takashi Murakami

Japanese pop artist is the third modern artist, honored with retrospectives at the former residence of French kings

12 September this year in the Palace of Versailles will open a retrospective of Takashi Murakami (Takashi Murakami). The famous pop artist from Japan in the footsteps American Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons) and Frenchman Xavier Whelan (Xavier Veilhan) , «conquered the" Versailles in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

46-year-old Murakami has become famous thanks to its bright and surrealist compositions created under the influence of Japanese animation "anime" comics and "manga". The artist is not afraid to use in his work is very risky images: one of the most famous of his works is the statue of "My lone cowboy", sold in May 2008 for 15.2 million dollars. But the visitors Versailles retrospectives of the work will not see: the organizers emphasize that there is no pornography in the exhibition will not be.

Murakami's works will be exhibited in 15 rooms, including the royal apartments and the famous Mirror Gallery. The exhibition will run until December 12.

Material prepared Yulia Maximova, AI

Source: artinfo.com , artinvestment.ru

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