Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Jeff Koons Defends Giant Tulip Work That Sparked Protest In Paris

The work is not imagined as a memorial but as a message of hope to deliver to the present and future generations: “Created as a symbol of remembrance, optimism and healing, Bouquet of Tulips symbolizes the act of offering, represented by the outstretched hand holding the brightly colored flowers.” The artist rather wished to express the painful context of the attacks into a symbolic work, both in its iconography and in its aesthetic experience."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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