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Jeff Koons

Fondation Beyeler

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Jeff Koons has remained constantly in the public eye since he first showed his Equilibrium works--basketballs floating in tanks of water, framed Nike ads and a cast bronze lifeboat--at the influential East Village gallery International with Monument in 1985. Since that time, he has continued to scandalize the art world with such unforgettable works as -Michael Jackson and Bubbles- , a series of life-size, gold-plated porcelain sculptures of the pop star and his pet chimpanzee; -Puppy, - , a 43-foot-tall topiary sculpture of a West Highland terrier; and -Balloon Flower - , which broke all contemporary art auction records when it sold in 2008 for more than $25,000,000.
This volume, published on the occasion of Koons' summer 2012 show at the esteemed Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland, examines three of Koons' most influential bodies of work in depth: The New , featuring the vacuum cleaner works in Plexiglas cases; Banality , featuring such iconic painted ceramic and wooden sculptural works as -Michael Jackson and Bubbles, - -Winter Bears- and -Woman in Tub-; and Celebration , the legendary series of sculptures and paintings which includes the stainless steel -Balloon Dog- sculptures. Taken together, these three series represents the most spectacular and significant phases in Koons' oeuvre to date.

Language: English

Pages: 212

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Release: October 31, 2012

ISBN: 3775733515

ISBN 13: 9783775733519

Jeff Koons

Fondation Beyeler

0/5 ( ratings)

Jeff Koons has remained constantly in the public eye since he first showed his Equilibrium works--basketballs floating in tanks of water, framed Nike ads and a cast bronze lifeboat--at the influential East Village gallery International with Monument in 1985. Since that time, he has continued to scandalize the art world with such unforgettable works as -Michael Jackson and Bubbles- , a series of life-size, gold-plated porcelain sculptures of the pop star and his pet chimpanzee; -Puppy, - , a 43-foot-tall topiary sculpture of a West Highland terrier; and -Balloon Flower - , which broke all contemporary art auction records when it sold in 2008 for more than $25,000,000.
This volume, published on the occasion of Koons' summer 2012 show at the esteemed Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland, examines three of Koons' most influential bodies of work in depth: The New , featuring the vacuum cleaner works in Plexiglas cases; Banality , featuring such iconic painted ceramic and wooden sculptural works as -Michael Jackson and Bubbles, - -Winter Bears- and -Woman in Tub-; and Celebration , the legendary series of sculptures and paintings which includes the stainless steel -Balloon Dog- sculptures. Taken together, these three series represents the most spectacular and significant phases in Koons' oeuvre to date.

Language: English

Pages: 212

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Release: October 31, 2012

ISBN: 3775733515

ISBN 13: 9783775733519

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