$3 Million golden statue of Kate Moss by Marc Quinn. What a way to start a day! As a project for the British Museum’s “Statuephilia” exhibition, this golden Kate will be displayed from October 4 to January 25.
Marc Quinn’s obsession with Kate Moss isn’t something new. It already spawned a yoga-positioned Kate (she didn’t pose for that knotted-legged statue herself, in case you were already wondering…). He believes that La Moss is the spirit of the age itself and as such he decided to cast her in gold and honor her like a proper God(ess). An Egyptian one. Too bad the statue’s only hollow, like the person. What’s this golden Kate supposed to do? Honor her? Honor the models? Honor drug addiction and rock’n’roll life?
UPDATE: Here’s the glorious statue, revealed in all its skeletronic glory:
(via dailymail)
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Well I suppose it could honour the artist’s ego and obsession.This is really a sad case of Art for Art’s sake.
I like Kate and she’s my forever Georgy Girl but her as a gold statue a la Goldfinger is hallucinating and even quite sad.
I like Kate as a model ,but I am not so sure as a work of art.
I think that the statue should have been made of chocolate and then it would have been at least delicious!
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Only if its very dark chocolate I would eat a piece off Kate! I’ve a bit of an OD (thats so rock’n'roll!) from this woman…..
This is indeed the amoral “let’s worship the Golden Calf/Moss” Age returning to humanity courtesy of our amoral ridiculously and illogically wealthy “elites.” Get ready for a lot more decadence and trouble ahead as our Western “holier than thou” empire begins its’ decline.
@MichaelP, I share this sentiment but since I’ve had many requests in real to stop my “dark thoughts” and stick to my fascination with the [rise and fall of the] Roman Empire I tried to react as neutral as I could……but this was my first thought….
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