The anti-semitic graffiti adorning Anish Kapoor's controversial Dirty Corner sculpture at Versailles (interpreted by some as "the Queen's vagina"), has been covered up. In an effort to turn the negative language into something positive, Kapoor revealed he has coated the vandalized areas of the sculpture in gold leaf, an intervention he says is his "royal response."A photo posted by Anish Kapoor (@dirty_corner) on Sep 23, 2015 at 11:51am PDT
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The French words painted on to the artwork translate to phrases like, “Christ is King in Versailles” and “disgust, dishonour, treason, Satanism,” interpreted as assaults on Kapoor's Jewish heritage. This is the third such incident of graffiti, and Kapoor initially stated that he hoped to leave them as is to put the racism on display. In an interview about his decision to gild the vandalism with French newspaper Le Figaro, Kapoor says, “I think I’ve found the royal response.”A photo posted by Anish Kapoor (@dirty_corner) on Sep 20, 2015 at 12:56am PDT
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A photo posted by Anish Kapoor (@dirty_corner) on Sep 23, 2015 at 7:17am PDT
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