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Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined

This installation is now closed at V&A South Kensington

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.

Installation Highlights

Installation view of Filthy Lucre
Installation view Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined, by Darren Waterston, at the V&A. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Installation view of Filthy Lucre
Installation view, Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined by Darren Waterston at the V&A. . © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Worn shelves in front of a blue wallpaper with two golden peacocks on. One peacock is disemboweling the other
Installation view Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined, by Darren Waterston, at the V&A . © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Broken slanted shelves holding colourful ceramic pots, plates and vases, some of which are is broken
Installation view Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined, by Darren Waterston, at the V&A. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Installation view of Filthy Lucre
Installation view, Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined by Darren Waterston at the V&A. . © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Installation view of Filthy Lucre
Installation view, Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined by Darren Waterston at the V&A. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Installation view of Filthy Lucre
Installation view, Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined by Darren Waterston at the V&A. . © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Background image: Installation view, Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined by Darren Waterston at the V&A. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London