abstract:Willendorf an der Schneebergbahn (German for: Willendorf on the Schneebergbahn) is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in Lower Austria, Austria. It is not to be confused with the famous Willendorf which the Venus of Willendorf was discovered in.
Inspired by the Venus of Willendorf, a tiny fertility goddess discovered in Austria and dating from around 23, 000BC, Mr Koons's sculpture proposes a new kind of idol a high-tech grande dame whose untouchable polished surfaces reflect the viewer.