Jeff Koons

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A large Tulip sculpture In Paris in memory of The Victims of the 2015 attacks in The City has been accused, more like Marshmallows - or even parts of the Human Anatomy .

The scent of tulips, A Gift from the American artist Jeff Koons is unveiled in the vicinity of the Champs-Elysées on Friday, features the flower is often used to symbolize love.

But The Work in Koons' typical kitsch-style, opinion is divided.

In November, 2015, mass shootings and a bombing that killed 130 People In Paris .

The injured hundreds more.

the unveiling of its 40ft (12m) high structure in the vicinity of Le Petit Palais art gallery on Friday, Koons said the large handheld bouquet-balloon-like tulips was intended to show his support and solidarity with the French People .

The scent of tulips is a work of art In Paris , divided

"I, as a citizen, in New York , experiencing 9/11 and the world economic crisis that hung over The City ," he said, adding that 80% of The Money would be given to the sale of the copyright of the image material, to the families of The Victims .

But since bouquet of tulips was made public, the Parisian and the critics were, share your thoughts, with some references to the piece as "awful", "grotesque" and "Pornographic ".

in France, L Obs magazine, that he felt it was "in fact a porn-sculpture".

A Twitter user, Gilles Surges, said, adding: "I find Jeff Koons ' kitsch neo-pop', completely free of interest. "

Another, Pink, tweeted that.

columnist Eric Naulleau , the said earlier Koons criticized for "imposing his poor bouquet of tulips" In Paris , on Monday.

Some have even suggested that they would like to avoid that, in particular, the area of The Park when passing by.

Others, though, said she did not understand the controversy, described The Work as "pretty" and "A Gift from The Heart ".

Patricia Correia, whose daughter was killed in The Attack on the Bataclan concert hall, said to the Associated Press , there is a very strong testament, "for France had added" relations with the United States, "for me, it represents the colors of life".

the Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday, it was very revealing to be happy, The Work , calling it a "beautiful gift" and "a magnificent symbol of freedom and friendship".

it was announced The donation of Koons' bouquet of tulips for the first time in November 2016. The original plan was to build, in the vicinity of the Palais de Tokyo, a Contemporary Art museum, but was later criticized as having a connection to the attacks is missing.

In January 2018, a letter, written by the artists urged government officials to renounce it "shocking" project, but later chose the village of Le Petit Palais .

Who Jeff Koons is?

The 64-year-old American artist's sculptures provoked armed for decades after he himself as a leading figure in the New York art scene in the 1980s.

Koons' works are often in large, colorful balloon-like structures, such as, for example, puppies and swans, and is made of steel. He already has tulips is a sculpture of a colorful balloon, exhibited in the Guggenheim in Bilbao.

He has also displayed a large inflatable pieces around New York .

A 45ft (14m) high inflatable ballerina of Koons, outside the Rockefeller Center in New York in the year 2017,

, that fetched $91. 1 (£74. 1m) at auction in may.

The Artist also created a series of Pornographic works of art, some critics as vulgar and unacceptable.

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Source of news: bbc.com