The sculpture "Michael jackson and Bubbles" of US artist Jeff Koons. Photo: AFP
Art Basel Miami Beach is exhibiting paintings of Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee companion. Bubbles’ works are displayed side by side with paintings of modern artists. Anyone can buy the chimpanzee’s two abstract paintings, priced at $1,500 each. All the funds raised during ‘Endangered’ exhibition will be transferred to the Center for Great Apes, the place where Bubbles has lived for the last 8 years. The Center is a sanctuary for 29 chimpanzees and 15 orangutans, some of them confiscated from illegal exotic pet traders, others having come from biomedical research labs and showbiz. Voice of Russia, Gazeta.ru, Source: Voice of Russia
