Murakami Versailles

Takashi Murakami, Oval Buddha, 2007-2010. Bronze and gold leaf. ©2007-2010 Takashi Murakami/kaikai kiki co., ltd. All Rights Reserved. Photograph by Cedric Delsaux - Water Parterre / Château de Versailles.

You read that correctly, my friends - Takashi Murakami has taken over the Château de Versailles. This is, by far, one of the strangest exhibitions I have ever come across, but that seems about right for a Murakami show. If you thought that Versailles was opulent before, you haven't seen anything yet. All of the art has been installed to either contrast or compliment the space, with some very surprising, and unexpected effects. There are such sights as the Oval Buddha on the Water Parterre,

Takashi Murakami, Yume Lion (The Dream Lion), 2009-2010. Aluminium and gold leaf. ©2009-2010 Takashi Murakami/kaikai kiki co., ltd. All Rights Reserved. Photograph by Cedric Delsaux - The Apollo Salon / Château de Versailles.

a gilded Yume Lion in the Apollo Salon,

Takashi Murakami, The Emperor’s New Clothes, 2005. Fiberglass, resin, iron, wood, fabrics, oil paint, acrylic and lacquer. ©2005 Takashi Murakami/kaikai kiki co., ltd. All Rights Reserved. Photograph by Cedric Delsaux - The Coronation rRoom/ Château de Versailles.

the startled-looking The Emperor's New Clothes in the Coronation Room,

Takashi Murakami, Flower Matango, 2001-2006. Fiberglass, iron, oil paint and acrylic. ©2001-2006 Takashi Murakami/kaikai kiki co., ltd. All Rights Reserved. Photograph by Cedric Delsaux - The Hall of Mirrors / Château de Versailles.

and a psychedelic Flower Matango in the Hall of Mirrors.

(Via designboom)