The article reports on the record prices generated by two major art pieces from Jeff Koons' "Celebration" series, 1994-, in November 2007. "Diamond (Blue)," 1994-2005, sold for $11.8 million at Christie's, has more than doubled the highest price ever paid for a Koons work. Meanwhile,...
while its smile is doubled in the crescent of cereal pieces curving across the bottom of the picture. Winding through this imagery are tracks made for Hot Wheels toy cars and white polka dots that Koons has linked to the work of John Baldessari. Koons has commented that he hopes his painti...
Thanks to a combination of charisma and hard work, Koons has succeeded to be taken seriously by the institutional world. In spite of the scathing comments that he has suffered from. The criticism was such that Bernard Blistène, director of the Modern Art Museum in Paris said. “We...
And though plenty of art critics scoff at his creations, Koons' pieces have been showcased at some of the world's most prestigious museums and galleries. This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Anderson Cooper spoke with Jeff Koons about what inspired his "Ce...
in 1988, koons created ‘banality’, his most groundbreaking collection of sculptures crafted in porcelain and wood which have since become (post-)modern icons. the series’ central theme is that of the association between human and animal which characterizes many of the pieces which are based on...
in 1988, koons created ‘banality’, his most groundbreaking collection of sculptures crafted in porcelain and wood which have since become (post-)modern icons. the series’ central theme is that of the association between human and animal which characterizes many of the pieces which are based on...
“For more than 30 years Jeff Koons has been creating works of art and to our knowledge, without exception, has never failed to deliver these works and always to the enormous satisfaction of the collector. Progress is being made on the pieces at issue in these litigations, and as always ...
For more than 30 years Jeff Koons has been creating works of art and to our knowledge, without exception, has never failed to deliver these works and always to the enormous satisfaction of the collector. Progress is being made on the pieces at issue in these litigations, and as always ...
over whom they soon began an expensive and dispiriting custody battle. Koons split with his then-gallerist Ileana Sonnabend (who’d advised against the marriage). And in a fit of disappointment and self-loathing, he destroyed many of the “Made in Heaven” pieces. He had exposed himself...
saw the sculpture fall and recorded the aftermath. He told theMiami Heraldthat he assumed the woman tapped the sculpture because she was curious if it was a real balloon and also that he had tried to purchase some of the broken pieces. “To me, it’s the story. I...