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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