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This immersive installation by contemporary artist Darren Waterston presented a detailed and decadent interpretation of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's famed Peacock Room, a sumptuous 19th-century interior.
Darren Waterston's Filthy Lucre was created by the artist in collaboration with MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Aestheticism
About the Filthy Lucre installation
Discover the sumptuous, immersive installation by Darren Waterston
The wonderful world of Whistler
Charming and tempestuous, James Abbott McNeill Whistler has been described as the first contemporary artist
Chinese blue-and-white ceramics
Discover some of the most iconic and enduring objects in the history of Chinese ceramics
Furnishing the aesthetic home
"If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful".
Installation view, Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined by Darren Waterston at the V&A. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London