JEFF KOONS brings an enormous inflatable lobster into the Chateau de Versailles as part of his new exhibit there and Parisians find the whole thing totally cute. [Blackbook]
DAMIEN HIRST collaborates with British rock band THE HOURS, creating the artwork for their new Web site; he’s friends with lead singer and ex-junkie ANTONY GENN and paid for the band’s studio time on NARCISSUS ROAD. [Brand Republic]
SHEPARD FAIREY is teaming up with college buddy DJ SPOOKY for a new exhibit at Washington D.C.’s Irvine Contemporary gallery called REGIME CHANGE STARTS AT HOME; expect a mix of crazy Obama homage and prints from DJ Spooky inspired by his recent trip to Antarctica. [Wired]
TERRY RICHARDSON snapped a publicity photo of KATE “I Kissed a Girl” PERRY posing with a knife to promote her debut album ONE OF THE BOYS that has everyone in a tizzy across the pond. [Yahoo Music News]