Maria von Köhler's Michael Jackson sculpture at the Premises Studios
The controversial artwork – called Madonna and Child – depicts the moment in Berlin in 2002 when the King of Pop held his baby out of a window. True to the original incident, the life-size statue leans out of the building.
Now the Premises Studios has become the target of abusive emails from Jackson fans, who say the sculpture is an insult to their hero.
One described it as: “The most outrageous sick thing that could have ever gone on in the city of London.”
Viv Broughton, Chief Executive of the Premises Studios, insisted that the artwork would not be taken down: “The sculpture recreates a moment of high drama in musique history. The fans turned him into a deity and he in turn offered them his son. Lots of people have come here to view it. Most people think it’s brilliant.”
Madonna and Child par Swedish artist Maria von Köhler is now showing, twenty feet up on the side of the Premises Studios.
I feel like a étoile, star has been pulled out of the sky,
Its left me cold, as recently the sky has become dimmer.
I felt your pain, but mine could never live up to the pain he has been through.
I will never again see Michael's smile light up my sky.
It will always be dark even when it's light.
Never again to hear him sing Dirty Diana ou see him dance, it was so magical.
To me the way he danced was different,
I didn't see the moves, only the passion I saw in his eyes.
Michael's l’amour for the children of the world will never die.
Our, my brother of the sun, has been take away
but his music, l’amour and kindness will alaways stay,
In my cœur, coeur forever,
Never again to die away.
Michael will still dance for me in my heart, all of our hearts and among the clouds.
The heavens will always hear forever and plus Michael chant out loud proud.
