This unique exhibition presents 17 works by Koons, including his most significant pieces from the 80s to today. Rabbit, one of Koons' masterpieces, is located in Le Salon de l'Abondance for example, the antechamber of the ancient cabinet of curiosities. The work is one of the most well-known and emblematic of Koon's creations. In the Queen's apartments, Large Vase of Flowers is a colourful homage to the French Queen and to the theme of maternity, since it is presented in the rooom where the princes were born. The work also references Rococo, expecially to Fragonard and Boucher. The exhibition focuses on the close relationship between each work and the space surrounding it. The works have been selected specifically for the Royal Apartments on the ‘noble floor', composed of the King's apartments and the Queen's apartments, which form a suite of several connecting rooms. These large apartments are the most prestigious and importants spaces in the palace; Louis XIV's official halls, they were conceived as rich expressions of art and architecture. The works presented in the exhibition have been selected in situ by Jeff Koons, highlighting an inner relationship between each artwork and the theme of the room, or the specific features of the work and the decorative details and the furnishings of the location. Koons' work create a relation with these sumptuous royal apartments, extraordinary expressions of the Baroque period and visual representation of the grandeur of the Sun King. The exhibition continues in the gardens of the palace, where one major work Split Rocker, a sculpture created from 100,000 flowers, is installed in the Orangerie.
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