Recently ive been slugging hard at why the koons phenomena is all hype and no substance the cotton candy of the art world but then i discovered his paintings, which are much less known than his sculptures, and to my surprise in his newer ones hes attempting to. Jeff koons gazing ball poussin the triumph of pan 2014 to 2016. Museum of contemporary art chicago, chicago, illinois may 31 september 21, 2008 magenta jeff koons. Feb 14, 2014 london trophy hunters fought over trophy paintings by gerhard richter and francis bacon, as well as a pink stainlesssteel cracked egg by jeff koons, at christies sale of postwar and. Throughout his career, he has pioneered new approaches to the readymade, tested the boundaries between advanced art and mass culture, challenged the limits of industrial fabrication, and transformed the relationship of. Apr 1, 2019 an american artist known for his reproductions of banal objectssuch as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirrorfinish surfaces.
From heritage auctions, jeff koons, cracked egg 2008, aluminum with high gloss red finish, 4 34. Koons, likely the bestknown living artist, has for decades been causing a furore with the combination of popular and high culture that informs his art. Jeff koons untitled most expensive egg in faberges big. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and design for sale and learn about the artist. Created over the years of 1994 and 2006, jeff koons cracked egg is comprised of mirrorpolished stainless steel with a colored overlay. Jeff koons surrounded by members of the press at the opening of jeff koons. Koons appropriates manufactured objects devoid of their everyday context.
One of his sculptural works most admired is the cracked egg. In the center of the room was a glasstopped table surrounded by spotlights. Jeff koons, cracked egg, aluminum with high gloss red finish, 4. For the gala, the lacma sent out these miniature models of koons monumental cracked egg red sculpture 19942006, which is a scale model of a. From the broad, jeff koons, triple hulk elvis ii 2007, oil on canvas, 108. Jeff koons is an american artist, widely regarded as one of the most important, influential, popular, and controversial artists of the postwar era. Jan 29, 20 jeff koonss cracked egg, the painting john powers worked on image courtesy christies. Jeff koons cracked egg 2008 available for sale artsy. Nov 11, 2006 jeff koons with cracked egg blue at the gagosian gallery. Jeff koons cracked egg auction jeff koons celebration. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The photo was projected onto a blank 80squarefoot canvas and traced by hand. Jeff koons output comprises a succession of series of works on various themes, essentially rooted in the use of readymades and drawing on the pop art tradition. The centre pompidou, paris, france november 26, 2014.
His works have sold for substantial sums of money, including at least one world record auction price for a work by a living artist. Museo archeologico nazionale, naples, italy june 9 september 15, 2003 jeff koons. Jeff koons is the living artist with the most expensive art sold at auction, and also one of the greatest names of the art world one of his sculptural works most admired is the cracked egg. Jeff koons cracked egg 2008 prints mixed media, sculpture edition pristine condition with the original box and the invitation. Jeff koons radically downsizes his studio, laying off half. Helsinki city art museum, helsinki, finland january 28 april 10, 2005 jeff koons. Jeff koons blue ink sketchdrawing on canvas measures. Cracked egg blue, october 2 december 22, 2006 gagosian gallery, london. At the christies postwar and contemporary art evening auction, february, 2014. Fondation beyeler, basel, switzerland may, 2012 october 2, 2012 jeff koons kunsthaus bregenz, bregenz, austria july 18 september 16, 2001. How jeff koons cracked a young artists dream big think. Arousing curiosity, 2011, oil on canvas, 124 x 80 inches 315 x 203 cm. Jeff koonss cracked egg, the painting john powers worked on image courtesy christies. London trophy hunters fought over trophy paintings by gerhard richter and francis bacon, as well as a pink stainlesssteel cracked egg.
Eamonn mccabe so much of the world is advertising, and because of that, individuals feel that they have to present. See more ideas about jeff koons, jeff koons art and art. Jeff koons canvas prints, hand stretched around super sturdy wood frames. This was statements by john powers, a jeff koonss studio serf. Executed between 19942006, this work is one of five unique versions. Deste foundation centre for contemporary art, athens, greece june 22 december 31, 2004 jeff koons. High quality jeff koons inspired canvas prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Jeff koonss giant easter egg with bow in boijmans, 22 february 2012 2015 archived 20120526 at the wayback machine museum boijmans van beuningen, rotterdam. Fondation beyeler, basel, switzerland may, 2012 october 2, 2012 monument to now. I was assigned a new work, a painting called cracked egg. Jeff koons rose to prominence in the mid1980s as part of a generation of artists who. These job postings for the koons factory pop up quite consistently every few months, suggesting. Jan 31, 2015 jeff koons, cracked egg, aluminum with high gloss red finish, 4.
I was jeff koonss studio serf new york times magazine. Mar 03, 2014 jeff koons, cracked egg magenta, 19942006. Over 200 handcrafted frames, plus canvas, wood mount, and more. Jeff koons rose to prominence in the mid1980s as part of a generation of artists who explored the meaning of art in a mediasaturated era. Today we will share with you the story behind this artwork. Jeff koons with cracked egg blue at the gagosian gallery. Eamonn mccabe so much of the world is advertising, and because. The centre pompidou, paris, france november 26, 2014 april 27, 2015. Astrup fearnley museum of modern art, oslo, norway september 4 december 12, 2004. Gagosian gallery, london, england october 2 december 2, 2006 blue.
After the exhibition opened in late 2015, sources say, koons reduced the existing. Jeff koons is one of americas most popular contemporary artists. At the christies postwar and contemporary art evening auction, february. So it is that, in his latest show at almine rechs new mayfair space, the viewer is greeted by tintorettos masterwork the origin of the milky way or rather, koonss version of it. Schirn kunsthalle frankfurt, frankfurt, germany june 20 september 23, 2012 jeff koons. Newport street gallery, london, england may 18, 2016 october 16, 2016 jeff koons. Everything else i made in college ended up in a dumpster on west 115th. The cleaved halves of an empty eggshell were photographed against a backdrop of reflective mylar.
Jeff koons, party hat, 199597, oil on canvas, the broad art foundation. Everything else i made in college ended up in a dumpster on west 115th street. A retrospective, at the whitney museum of american art in new york, reflected in moon light pink, 19952000, mirror polished steel with transparentcolor coating, by by 40 inches. Jeff koons antiquity 3, 200911 oil on canvas 102 x 8 inches 259. Standing more than one and a half metres high, its cleaved, vibrant blue shell returns our gaze in immaculate, mirrorpolished stainless steel. On loan to the whitney museum of american art, nyc, from a private collection. Turn your home, office, or studio into an art gallery, minus the snooty factor. Along with the seven other historical compositions displayed in the.
Guggenheim museum bilbao, bilbao, spain june 9 september 27, 2015 jeff koons. Kunsthaus bregenz, bregenz, austria july 18 september 16, 2001 jeff koons. Greedy jeff koons, bored of dominating the contemporary scene, has for years wanted to get himself the canon. Jeff koons, couple, 2001, oil on canvas, the broad art foundation. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Kunsthaus bielefeld, bielefeld, germany september 22 november 10, 2002 jeff koons. Sep 02, 2012 the fondation beyeler is presenting the first exhibition ever devoted by a swiss museum to the american artist jeff koons b. Easyfunethereal, march 10 april 21, 2018 gagosian gallery, new york. Jun 20, 2017 jeff koons gazing ball poussin the triumph of pan 2014 to 2016. Oct 12, 2016 greedy jeff koons, bored of dominating the contemporary scene, has for years wanted to get himself the canon.
Independent art hand stretched around super sturdy wood frames. Whitney museum of american art, new york, new york june 27 october 19, 2014 jeff koons. He gained recognition in the 1980s and subsequently set up a factorylike studio in a soho loft on the corner of houston street and broadway in new york. Available for sale from rago, jeff koons, cracked egg 2008, chrome over plastic, 3 14 in diameter.
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