School of the Art Institute of Chicago Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
Known for
Artist
Notable work
Rabbit (1986) Puppy (1992) Balloon Dog (1994–2000)
Spouses
Ilona Staller
(m. 1991–1994)
Justine Wheeler
Website
jeffkoons.com
Koons in Matt Black's Reflections series at Nowness
Jeffrey Lynn Koons (/kuːnz/; born January 21, 1955)[1] is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist: US$58.4 million for Balloon Dog (Orange) in 2013[2] and US$91.1 million for Rabbit in 2019.[3][4]
Critics come sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings or critiques in his works.[5][6]
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^"Jeff Koons' $91M 'Rabbit' sculpture sets new auction record". CNN. May 15, 2019.
^Tully, Kathryn (June 26, 2014). "The Most Expensive Art Ever Sold At Auction: Christie's Record-Breaking Sale". Forbes. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
^Galenson, David (October 2006). "You Cannot be Serious: The Conceptual Innovator as Trickster". Working Paper Series. National Bureau of Economic Research: 25. doi:10.3386/w12599. S2CID 193985522, {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) citing Koons, The Jeff Koons Handbook.
^"Jeff Koons brings pop art revolution to Versailles". YouTube. September 16, 2008. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings or critiques in his works. Koons was born in York, Pennsylvania, to Henry and Gloria Koons. His...
Balloon Dog is a series of sculptures by the American artist JeffKoons. There are different versions of this sculpture, made between 1994 and 2000, with...
exchange for peace. Staller also had a brief marriage to American artist JeffKoons, with whom she had a son. Despite her controversial career, she has left...
appears in some of JeffKoons's paintings, including "Elvis", "Triple Elvis", and "Quad Elvis" (2008). Kozar's image has appeared in JeffKoons paintings, including...
Retrieved April 1, 2013. Koons, Jeff and Houellebecq, Michel: "JeffKoons by Michel Houellebecq, Versaille, 18 June 2008", in: JeffKoons Versaille, p. 15-21...
world records both at auction and privately, including career records for JeffKoons, Takashi Murakami, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jean Royère. His personal...
box-logo design. Also in 2017, Louis Vuitton collaborated with artist JeffKoons for two collections in an effort to "further [explore] the intersection...
sculpture by American artist JeffKoons, which is located outside the Petit Palais in Paris, France. It is one of Koons's largest sculptures, and his first...
for record-breaking sculpture prices but it did not continue into 2011. JeffKoons' porcelain Pink Panther was estimated to fetch a value of up to $30 million...
Private Collection". The New York Times. Reyburn, Scott (May 16, 2019). "JeffKoons Rabbit Sets Auction Record for Most Expensive Work by Living Artist"....
fires editor after Shaun King accused of plagiarism". 19 April 2016. "JeffKoons found guilty of plagiarism over multi-million-pound sculpture". 8 November...
set by the 2013 sale of JeffKoons' Balloon Dog (Orange) for $58.4 million. Hockney held the record until 15 May 2019 when Koons reclaimed the honour by...
represents the true design of the cover as imagined by Koons, who hand collaged the typography himself." Koons asked Japanese Psychology professor and artist...
player Jeff Abbott, American suspense novelist Jeff Kinney, American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author JeffKoons, American...
Among other shows, the gallery hosted an exhibition of JeffKoons' work that, according to Koons' biographer, helped restore the sculptor to prominence...
Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, JeffKoons, and Robert Wilson. The warehouse contained a giant statue of Gaga created by Koons on one side and other artworks...
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Damien Hirst, Richard Prince and JeffKoons. Rosen was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1960, the son of Jewish...
JeffKoons, Matthew Darbyshire and Robert Mapplethorpe to reinterpret Hercules for new audiences. The choice of deliberately white materials by Koons...
gallery mounted exhibitions by Edward Ruscha, Nan Goldin, Frank Gehry, JeffKoons and Richard Prince. It also showed modern artists such as Pablo Picasso...
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