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| 'Dirty Corner': Anish Kapoor 'vagina' sculpture in Versailles attacked by anti-Semitic vandals | 'Dirty Corner': Anish Kapoor 'vagina' sculpture in Versailles attacked by anti-Semitic vandals |
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| Anti-Semitic phrases have been spray-painted onto a provocative sculpture by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. | Anti-Semitic phrases have been spray-painted onto a provocative sculpture by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. |
| It is the second time the artwork, a 230-ft metallic cavern called “Dirty Corner,” has been vandalised. It was spray-painted in June, and targeted again today. France has seen rising concerns about anti-Semitism in recent years. | It is the second time the artwork, a 230-ft metallic cavern called “Dirty Corner,” has been vandalised. It was spray-painted in June, and targeted again today. France has seen rising concerns about anti-Semitism in recent years. |
| Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin called the new vandalism "ignominious" and said it shows a "fascist vision of culture". She authorities would pursue the perpetrators. | Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin called the new vandalism "ignominious" and said it shows a "fascist vision of culture". She authorities would pursue the perpetrators. |
| The sculpture prompted controversy when it was installed, for its style, its incongruity with the traditional glamour of Versailles and because Kapoor told a French newspaper it suggests "the vagina of the queen (Marie Antoinette)". | The sculpture prompted controversy when it was installed, for its style, its incongruity with the traditional glamour of Versailles and because Kapoor told a French newspaper it suggests "the vagina of the queen (Marie Antoinette)". |
| It is on display until November. | It is on display until November. |
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