COME WITH ME TO VERSAILLES


Today we are going to visit the Chateau of Versailles. For those of you who have not had the opportunity of seeing these very luxurious apartments you’ll  forgive me if we push pass the crowd on the ground floor. You can come back and take all the photographs you want to but I would like to introduce you to Joana Vasconcelos. Every year, Versailles invites an artist to create an environment in the Royal chambers and the Hall of Mirrors....Perhaps you heard about Jeff Koons in 2009? 
Jeff Koons 2009


Or Veihan the same year?
Veilhan





 And how about Murakami in 2010? 


Murakami 2010
Well if you saw them it will not come as a shock to see Joana Vasconcelos. The first woman to «integrate» into the Royal surroundings. Portuguese and young. And I would think she had a wonderful sense of humour. Her chandelier made up of hygienic tampons did get cast aside and «would not fit in to the royal environment". There is other erotica too which seems to have been «lost» Why feminine symbols have to be rejected in such an environment where the nights must have been hot in many of the bed chambers, is something I can’t fathom. Her work is inventive - and even those lions «the Gards» dressed in lace look somewhat more terrifying than they do in their marble skins. 

Gards 2012
Those eyes are watching
Be careful now....












And you did want to step into your stiletto shoes, didn’t you? Perhaps 20 or more of us could and still find room to breathe . 

Marilyn (PA),2011
Saucepans please....

Comfortable?









A little tired after gazing up at the Royal Valkyrie in the Hall of Battles - 

Golden Valkyrie 2012


Part of the Royal Valkyrie



Perruque 2012

Perruque 2012


 well take your wig off and lie down in your comfortable bed (?).




 I had forgotten to invite you to dinner. The Lilicopter will take us there

Lilcopter 2012



Lilicopter turned pink !
                    
Le Dauphin et la Dauphine 2012


and perhaps you can eat with the Dauphin and the Dauphine ?




 How beautiful the Dauphine looks in her lacy garment. 
La Dauphine 2012





Coraçäo Independente Preto 2006
Coraçäo Independete Vermeho 2005
Before we go out into the gardens, look back at the Black and Red Coraçao and see how colourful the hand work is this woven «stained glass window». 




Vitrail 2012
 
Anne and I enjoyed ourselves and went out into the gardens to see what Alice was up to or if the wine decanter was full. If you are offering me a drink, I would prefer the blue champagne.....how about it Anne?


Tea Pavillon 2012

Wine Pavillon 2011

Blue Champagne 2012

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