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Hatje Cantz
September 2012
On Sale: August 31, 2012
212 pages
ISBN: 3775733515
EAN: 9783775733519
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Non-Fiction Photography
Jeff Koons (born 1955) 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" (1988),
a series of life-size, gold-plated porcelain sculptures of
the pop star and his pet chimpanzee; "Puppy," (1992), a
43-foot-tall topiary sculpture of a West Highland terrier;
and "Balloon Flower (Magenta)" (1995-2000), 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 (1980-87), featuring the vacuum cleaner works
in Plexiglas cases; Banality (1988), featuring such iconic
painted ceramic and wooden sculptural works as "Michael
Jackson and Bubbles," "Winter Bears" and "Woman in Tub"; and
Celebration (ongoing since 1994), 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.
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