The "Bouquet de Tulipes", a controversial sculpture by American artist Jeff Koons, will begin to be shipped in Germany for parts to be mounted near the Champs Elysees, said Thursday the deputy of Culture of the City of Paris, Christophe Girard.
"The yard is on the way"
Confirming information from the Parisian , Christophe Girard explained that "first elements will arrive in the coming days". "The construction is on the way, but we are at the foundation stage, and we have been preparing for a few weeks," he added. According to the Parisian , first elements left by exceptional convoy Arnold company in Friedrichsdorf, near Frankfurt, and must be deposited from the night of Thursday to Friday just behind the Small Palace, a location chosen after three years of controversy.
Change of location
This bronze sculpture, stainless steel and polychrome aluminum 33 tons, 10 meters high, consisting of a one-meter concrete base and a hand holding eleven brightly colored tulips, is not the taste of all. Artists, writers, philosophers have expressed their reluctance to this project.
Originally, this work was proposed by the US embassy, in the aftermath of the 2015 attacks, as a tribute to the victims. Koons wanted it to be located near the Trocadero, between the Museum of Modern Art and the Palais de Tokyo, a place frequented by tourists. In front of the outcry, a more discreet location, visible from the Petit Palais, had been chosen on a municipal garden by the town hall.