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JEFF KOONS1955
KOONS LIFE• JEFF KOONS WAS BORN IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA IN 1955. HE STUDIED AT THE
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART IN BALTIMORE AND THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. HE RECEIVED A BFA FROM THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART IN 1976. KOONS LIVES AND WORKS IN NEW YORK CITY.
• KOONS IS AN AMERICAN ARTIST KNOWN FOR HIS REPRODUCTIONS OF BANAL OBJECTS SUCH AS BALLOON ANIMALS PRODUCED IN STAINLESS STEEL WITH MIRROR FINISH SURFACES.
• 1972-76 STUDIES ART AND DESIGN AT THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART IN BALTIMORE. IN 1975 HE SPENDS AN EXCHANGE YEAR AT THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE LEAVES CHICAGO FOR NEW YORK.
KOONS WORK• KOONS’S WORK IS IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC COLLECTIONS, SUCH AS THE
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM, THE BROAD ART FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL GALLERY, HIRSHHORN MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, TATE GALLERY, MUSEUM LUDWIG, AND THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TOKYO.
• KOONS EARNED RENOWN FOR HIS PUBLIC SCULPTURES, SUCH AS THE MONUMENTAL FLORAL SCULPTURE PUPPY (1992), SHOWN AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER AND PERMANENTLY INSTALLED AT THE GUGGENHEIM BILBAO. ANOTHER FLORAL SCULPTURE, SPLIT-ROCKER (2000), WAS INSTALLED AT THE PAPAL PALACE IN AVIGNON AND AT THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES.
PRE-NEW
• 1979 BEGINS TO WORK WITH HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, WHICH HE AFFIXES TO FLUORESCENT LAMPS FOR A SERIES LATER TITLED PRE-NEW. EXECUTES FIRST WORK WITH A VACUUM CLEANER. KOONS IS EMPLOYED AS A BROKER ON WALL STREET IN ORDER TO FINANCE THE PRODUCTION OF HIS ART.
NELSON AUTOMATIC COOKER / DEEP FRYER
POT
SPEAKER
THE NEW
• 1980 KOONS INSTALLS HIS FIRST SHOW IN THE DISPLAY WINDOW OF THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, NEW YORK, OUT OF WHICH HE WILL DEVELOP THE SERIES THE NEW.
NEW HOOVER CONVERTIBLE, 1980
VACUUM CLEANER, ACRYLIC, AND FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, 142.2 X 57.2 X 57.2 CM
NEW SHELTON WET/DRYS
TRIPLEDECKER, 1981THREE VACUUM CLEANERS, ACRYLIC, AND
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, 316.2 X 71.1 X 71.1 CM
NEW HOOVER DELUXE SHAMPOO POLISHERS
56 X 32 X 15 INCHES 142.2 X 91.4 X 38.1 CM
1980-1986
EQUILIBRIUM SERIES
• 1983 SKETCHES THE FIRST WATER TANKS FOR THE EQUILIBRIUM SERIES.
AQUALUNGBRONZE
27 X 17 1/2 X 17 1/2 INCHES 68.6 X 44.5 X 44.5 CM EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
1985
BASKETBALLBRONZE
9 INCHES DIAMETER 22.9 CM DIAMETER
EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP1985
LIFEBOATBRONZE
12 X 80 X 60 INCHES 30.5 X 203.2 X 152.4 CM
EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP1985
LUXURY AND DEGRADATION AND STATUARY
• 1986 THE SERIES LUXURY AND DEGRADATION AND STATUARY EMERGE, ALL OF THE SCULPTURES OF WHICH CONSIST OF STAINLESS CHROME STEEL.
AQUI BACARDIOIL INKS ON CANVAS
45 X 60 INCHES 114.3 X 152.4 CM
EDITION OF 2 PLUS AP1986
COME THROUGH WITH TASTE - MYERS'S DARK
RUM - QUOTE NEWSWEEK
OIL INKS ON CANVAS 46 X 60 INCHES
116.8 X 152.4 CM EDITION OF 2 PLUS AP
1986
BACCARAT CRYSTAL SET
STAINLESS STEEL 12 1/2 X 16 X 16 INCHES 31.8 X 40.6 X 40.6 CM EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
1986
BOB HOPESTAINLESS STEEL
17 X 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 INCHES 43.2 X 14 X 14 CM
EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP1986
Statuary
CAPE CODDER TROLLSTAINLESS STEEL
21 X 8 1/2 X 9 INCHES 53.3 X 21.6 X 22.9 CM EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
1986
DOCTOR'S DELIGHTSTAINLESS STEEL
11 X 6 3/4 X 5 3/4 INCHES 27.9 X 17.1 X 14.6 CMEDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
1986
KIEPENKERL
• 1987 KOONS IS INVITED TO "SKULPTUR PROJEKTE MÜNSTER" IN GERMANY, AND CREATES KIEPENKERL IN STAINLESS CHROME STEEL.
KIEPENKERLSTAINLESS STEEL
71 X 26 X 37 INCHES 180.3 X 66 X 94 CM
EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP1987
BANALITY
• 1988 KOONS'S NEW SERIES, BANALITY, IS SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOWN IN THREE DISTINGUISHED GALLERIES IN COLOGNE, NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. THE PORCELAIN AND WOOD FIGURES MYSTIFY THE CRITICS.
USHERING IN BANALITY, 1988
POLYCHROMED WOOD, 96.5 X 157.5 X 76.2 CM
MICHAEL JACKSON AND BUBBLES, 1988
PORCELAIN, 106.7 X 179.1 X 82.6 CM
PINK PANTHER, 1988PORCELAIN, 104.1 X 52.1 X 48.3 CM
MADE IN HEAVEN
• 1991 THE MADE IN HEAVEN SERIES IS SHOWN IN COLOGNE AND NEW YORK. THE WORKS, SHOWING THE ARTIST MAKING LOVE WITH ILONA STALLER, ALIAS CICCIOLINA, ARE LARGELY PANNED BY THE CRITICS. KOONS AND STALLER MARRY.
MADE IN HEAVENLITHOGRAPH BILLBOARD
125 X 272 INCHES317.5 X 690.9 CM
EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP1989
BOURGEOIS BUST - JEFF AND ILONA
MARBLE44 1/2 X 28 X 21 INCHES
113 X 71.1 X 53.3 CM EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
1991
SELF-PORTRAITMARBLE
37 1/2 X 20 1/2 X 14 1/2 INCHES95.3 X 52.1 X 36.8 CM EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
1991
THE MONUMENTAL FLORAL SCULPTURE
• 1992 KOONS CREATES THE MONUMENTAL FLORAL SCULPTURE PUPPY IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE IN BAD AROLSON NEAR KASSEL. LARGE MUSEUM RETROSPECTIVES ARE HELD IN AMSTERDAM, STUTTGART, SAN FRANCISCO, AND MINNEAPOLIS.
PUPPYSTAINLESS STEEL, WOOD (AT AROLSEN ONLY), SOIL, GEOTEXTILE FABRIC, INTERNAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM, LIVE FLOWERING PLANTS
486 X 486 X 256 INCHES 1234.4 X 1234.4 X 650.2 CM
INSTALLATIONS AT AROLSEN 1992, SYDNEY 1995-96, BILBAO 1997 (PERMANENT INSTALLATION), NEW YORK ROCKEFELLER 2000,
PRIVATE COLLECTION (PERMANENT INSTALLATION)1992
CELEBRATION
• 1993 INSPIRED BY HIS LITTLE SON, LUDWIG MAXIMILIAN, KOONS DEVELOPS THE EXTENSIVE SERIESCELEBRATION, COMPRISING COLORED CHROME STEEL AND POLYETHELENE SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS. KOONS SEPARATES FROM ILONA STALLER, AND A PROTRACTED STRUGGLE FOR CUSTODY OF THEIR SON BEGINS.
BALLOON DOG (RED), 1994–2000
HIGH CHROMIUM STAINLESS STEEL WITH TRANSPARENT COLOR COATING, 307.3 X 363.2 X
114.3 CM
HANGING HEART (GOLD/MAGENTA),
1994–2006HIGH CHROMIUM STAINLESS STEEL WITH
TRANSPARENT COLOR COATING, 291 X 280 X 101.5 CM
PLAY-DOH, 1995–2007OIL ON CANVAS, 333.4 X 282.5 CM
BALLOON FLOWER (BLUE), 1995–2000HIGH CHROMIUM STAINLESS STEEL WITH
TRANSPARENT COLOR COATING, 340 X 285 X 260 CM
EASYFUN
• 1999 KOONS BEGINS A NEW SERIES, EASYFUN, COMPRISING PAINTINGS AND WALL-MOUNTED SCULPTURES.
SPLIT-ROCKER (PINK/BLUE)POLYCHROMED ALUMINUM
13 1/2 X 14 1/2 X 13 INCHES34.3 X 36.8 X 33 CM
1999
BEAR (DARK GREEN)CRYSTAL GLASS, MIRRORED GLASS, COLORED
PLASTIC INTERLAYER, STAINLESS STEEL84 1/4 X 59 3/4 X 1 1/2 INCHES
214 X 151.8 X 3.8 CM 4 UNIQUE VERSIONS (BLUE, DARK GREEN, GOLD,
RED)1999
COW (LILAC)CRYSTAL GLASS, MIRRORED GLASS, CARBON FIBER, FOAM, COLORED PLASTIC INTERLAYER, STAINLESS
STEEL 90 X 59 X 1 1/2 INCHES 228.6 X 149.9 X 3.8 CM
4 UNIQUE VERSIONS (LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT PINK, LIGHT RED, LILAC)
1999
SPLIT-ROCKER
• 2000 DESIGNS SPLIT-ROCKER, HIS SECOND FLORAL SCULPTURE, WHICH IS FIRST SHOWN AT THE PALAIS DES PAPES IN AVIGNON. HE BEGINS A NEW SERIES OF PAINTINGS, EASYFUN-ETHEREAL..
SPLIT-ROCKERSTAINLESS STEEL, SOIL, GEOTEXTILE FABRIC,
INTERNAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND LIVE FLOWERING PLANTS
441 X 465 X 426 INCHES1120 X 1180 X 1082 CM
INSTALLED AT PALAIS DES PAPES, AVIGNON, 20002000
EASYFUN-ETHEREAL.AUTO
OIL ON CANVAS 102 X 138 INCHES 259.1 X 350.5 CM
2001
BAGELOIL ON CANVAS
108 X 84 INCHES 274.3 X 213.4 CM
2002
BLUEPOLESOIL ON CANVAS
120 X 168 INCHES 304.8 X 426.7 CM
2000
POPEYE
• 2002 A NEW SERIES OF SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS, POPEYE, IS COMMENCED. KOONS WEDS JUSTINE WHEELER.
POPEYEOIL ON CANVAS
108 X 84 INCHES 274.3 X 213.4 CM
2003
TRIPLE POPEYEOIL ON CANVAS
108 X 146 1/8 INCHES274.3 X 371.2 CM
2008
ACROBATPOLYCHROMED ALUMINUM, GALVANIZED STEEL,
WOOD, STRAW 90 1/8 X 58 1/4 X 25 1/2 INCHES
228.9 X 148 X 64.8 CM EDITION OF 3 PLUS AP
2003
HULK ELVIS
• 2006 BEGINS WORKING ON A NEW SERIES, HULK ELVIS.
DOUBLE HULK ELVIS ORIGIN TRAIN SWISH
OIL ON CANVAS102 X 138 INCHES 259.1 X 350.5 CM
2008
HULK ELVIS MONKEY TRAIN (BLUE)
OIL ON CANVAS108 X 84 INCHES274.3 X 213.4 CM
2007
HULK ELVIS IIIOIL ON CANVAS
108 X 84 INCHES 274.3 X 213.4 CM
2007
ANTIQUITY
• 2008 LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITIONS IN CHICAGO, NEW YORK, BERLIN, AND IN THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES, ARE DEVOTED TO KOONS. HE STARTS WORKING ON THE NEW SERIES ANTIQUITY.
ANTIQUITY 1OIL ON CANVAS
108 X 84 INCHES274.3 X 213.4 CM
2009-2012
BALLOON VENUSHIGH CHROMIUM STAINLESS STEEL WITH
TRANSPARENT COLOR COATING102 X 48 X 50 INCHES
259.1 X 121.9 X 127 CM5 UNIQUE VERSIONS (MAGENTA, RED, VIOLET,
YELLOW, ORANGE)2008-2012
METALLIC VENUSHIGH CHROMIUM STAINLESS STEEL WITH TRANSPARENT COLOR COATING AND LIVE
FLOWERING PLANTS100 X 52 X 40 INCHES
254 X 132.1 X 101.6 CM2010-2012
EXTRA• JEFF KOONS WAS THE ARTIST NAMED TO DESIGN THE SEVENTEENTH IN THE
SERIES OF BMW "ART CARS". HIS ARTWORK WAS APPLIED TO A RACE-SPEC E92 BMW M3, AND REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE POMPIDOU CENTRE IN PARIS ON 2 JUNE 2010. BACKED BY BMW MOTORSPORT, THE CAR THEN COMPETED AT THE 2010 24 HOURS OF LE MANS IN FRANCE.
• 2013 HE COLLABORATED WITH AMERICAN RECORDING ARTIST LADY GAGA FOR HER THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, ARTPOP. THE ALBUM COVER DEPICTS A NUDE SCULPTURE OF GAGA MADE BY JEFF KOONS IN FRONT OF A BLUE BALL SCULPTURE, AND PIECES OF OTHER ART WORKS IN THE BACKGROUND SUCH AS "BIRTH OF VENUS" PAINTED BY SANDRO BOTTICELLI.
BMW ART CAR LADY GAGA'S ARTPOP
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