I was perusing the Associated Press wires today for Michael Jackson art and I found this:
My first thought was that Dover-native Jeff Koons was back in the news, contributing more fanciful and interprative works of art that commented on the life and death of pop star Michael Jackson.
But lo and behold, the name in the cutline was not Jeff Koons, but artist Paul McCarthy providing his own gold-flaked take on Michael and Bubbles the chimp.
You can understand my confusion. Here is "Michael Jackson and Bubbles" by Jeff Koons:
Alack, we have just another case of art imitating art imitating sidewalk sale collectibles.
"Michael Jackson and Bubbles (Gold)" by artist Paul McCarthy is on display at the museum for contemporary art Hamburger Bahnhof, in Berlin, Germany.
"Michael Jackson and Bubbles" was last on display at the Chateau de Versailles (yes, that Versailles) in France.
Ripped off...WHO in god's name would have WANTED it to begin with?