JEFF KOONS
Equilibrium SERIES
One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Spalding Dr. J 241 Series), 1985
Statuary SERIES
Rabbit Stainless steel, 1986
“ Ta k i n g a r e a d y m a d e inflatable rabbit Koons cast the object in highly polished stainless steel, resulting in Rabbit (1986), one of his most famous artworks�.
“Koons appropriated these advertisements and revalued them by recontextualising them into artworks. They “deliver a critique of traditional advertising that supports B a u d r i l l a r d ’s c e n s o r i o u s view of the obscene promiscuity of consumer signs.”
Luxury & Degradation SERIES
I Assume You Drink Martell 1986
“Featuring photographs b y M a t t C h e d g e y, K o o n s placed “advertisements in international art magazines of himself surrounded by the trappings of success” and gave interviews “referring to himself in the third person.”
Banality SERIES
Art Magazine Ads (Art), 1988
Made in Heaven SERIES
Ilona on Top (Rosa Backround),1990
Puppy SERIES
Puppy, stainless steel, soil, geotexplants 1992
Celebration SERIES
Balloon Dog (Blue), high stainless steel with transparent colo,1992
Artpop SERIES
Lady Gaga Artpop cover, 2013
Whitney MuseumRetospective
Proposed Installation at Highline, June 2014