美國歷任總統在上任之後,經常對外商借知名藝術品裝飾白宮。華盛頓郵報廿五日指出,白宮去年即請求紐約市「古根漢博物館」出借荷蘭畫家梵谷(Vincent Van Gogh)的名畫,但遭到博物館婉拒,反而提議借出另一件諷刺財富的藝術品-十萬名遊客使用過的黃金馬桶,暗中補川普一槍。
美國媒體報導,白宮曾向紐約古根漢美術館情商,想要借館內所收藏的一幅梵谷名畫作為藝術陳設,沒想到館方不但毫不留情打槍,甚至還說,可以出借一座18K金馬桶給美國總統川普使用。根據《華盛頓郵報》報導,白宮曾向古根漢美術館要求出借梵谷於1888年完成的作品《雪景》(Landscape With Snow),
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