Wouldn't you like to travel back in time just for a
day to experience the pomp and pageantry as well as the ostentatious lifestyle
that was the rigueur at the time of Marie-Antoinette?
This is, to some extent, what the Château de
Versailles has managed to achieve this summer with an extravagant and out of
proportion art exhibition.
Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos has been invited
to showcase her most recent artwork as part of the Château's annual
contemporary art exhibition. As the first woman to expose at the sumptuous
Palace, she explores femininity, domesticity and luxury through larger than
life pieces, such as a gigantic pair of high heels made out of stainless steel
pans and lids.
"When I stroll through the rooms of the palace
and its gardens, I feel the energy of a setting that gravitates between reality
and dreams, the everyday and magic, the festive and the tragic. I can still
hear the echo of the footsteps of Marie-Antoinette, and the music and festive
ambiance of the stately rooms,” said Vasconcelos about the setting that was the
inspiration for her exhibition.
Here
a few of my favorite pieces:
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| 'Marilyn', 2011 |
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| 'Pavillon de thé', 2012 |
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'Pavillon de vin', 2011
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| 'Coração independente preto', 2006 |
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| 'Lilicoptère', 2012 |
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'Coração Independente Vermelho', 2005
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Groovy
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