[81] Weighing 150 tons and soaring over 37 feet high, Split-Rocker is composed of two halves: one based on a toy pony of one of Koons' sons, the other based on a toy dinosaur. Jeff Koons artiste américain né en 1955 à York en Pennsylvanie. Cette décoration spéciale, réalisée à partir d'une impression numérisée sur vinyle recouverte de deux épaisseurs de film transparent de protection, a été dévoilée le 1er juin 2010 au Centre Georges-Pompidou à Paris. In 1986, he appeared in a group show with Peter Halley, Ashley Bickerton, Ross Minoru Laing and Meyer Vaisman at Sonnabend Gallery in New York. The couple have six children. This rare work is symbolic for the artist. Jeff Koons. Verry Rare Signed Limited Edition Neck Tie by Jeff Koons. 219-222. Smithsonian Magazine, December 2013, pg. 토끼 (Rabbit)는 제프 쿤스가 1986년에 창작한 스테인레스 스틸 조각이다. The drawing greeted all who visited Google's main page on April 30, 2008, and May 1, 2008. Je crois que mon voyage a vraiment été de supprimer mon anxiété. Et si l'angoisse disparaît, tout est si proche, tout est disponible, et c'est juste ce petit peu de confiance en soi, ou la confiance, que les gens doivent approfondir. After this experience he felt liberated: "I was now free to work with objects that did not necessarily pre-exist. Scott Indrisek, writing for ARTINFO.com, described it as "brash, fairly entertaining, and as digestible as a pack of M&Ms". 1 Early Life 2 Career 3 Personal Life 4 Gallery Jeff Koons was born in York, Pennsylvania. 1, 1993). [52] The size and location of Puppy -the courtyard of a baroque palace- acknowledged the mass audience. L'iconographie qu'il utilise est un catalogue de la culture populaire, non seulement américaine, mais aussi mondiale. Sold with the COA (Certificate of authenticity) from Edition Studio and the original package (sealed) serigraph. [6], Between 1977 and 1979 Koons produced four separate artworks, which he later referred to as Early Works. [174], In 2019, a French court ruled that his work 1988 Naked, which depicts a little boy offering flowers to a little girl, both of whom are naked, had infringed on the copyright of a 1975 postcard photograph by French artist Jean-Francois Bauret. Jeff Koons is an American artist. La chanteuse américaine Lady Gaga fait une référence à Koons dans sa chanson Applause avec les paroles suivantes : « One second I'm a Koons then, suddenly the Koons is me! Jeff Koons (York, Pensilvania, 21 de enero de 1955) es un escultor empresario y pintor estadounidense.La mayoría de sus obras van al corriente del arte conceptual, minimalista y pop. Koons collaborated with Staller for the "Made in Heaven" paintings and sculptures in various media, with the hopes of making a film. Eli Broad has 24 pieces, and Dakis Joannou owns some 38 works from all stages of the artist's career. Sa démarche s'inscrivant dans l'héritage du pop art, il s'approprie des objets et essaie de comprendre « pourquoi et comment des produits de consommation peuvent être glorifiés ». Sa cote a depuis fortement augmenté et il travaille avec des mécènes qui financent chaque nouvelle œuvre, celles-ci coûtant plusieurs millions de dollars à fabriquer. Lorsque Jeff Koons avait neuf ans, son père déposait de vieux tableaux copiés et signés par son fils dans la vitrine de son magasin afin d'attirer les visiteurs. Cologne 2009. p. 306. Jeff Koons se fait connaître au milieu des années 1980 au sein d'une génération d'artistes qui ont exploré le sens de l'art à une époque où les médias étaient saturés. Le 21-1-1955, Jeff Koons (surnom: Jeff) est né à York, Pennsylvania, United States. Pour certains, «Il est l'un des rares à avoir su dégager l'essentiel des courants avant-gardistes du siècle, notamment le Pop art» mais c'est surtout un artiste cultivant le kitsch très apprécié par des milliardaires nouveau-riches mais beaucoup moins par la critique. Westermann. est artiste, anno 2021 célèbre pour Puppy, Made in Heaven series. Cologne 1992. p. 33. [113], In 2013, Koons collaborated with American singer-songwriter and performance artist Lady Gaga for her third studio album, ARTPOP. Le dialogue est primordial avec l'artiste, mais ensuite il va vers l'extérieur et est partagé avec d'autres personnes. [83] The artist will also make use of inflatable animals again, this time in combination with ladders, trashcans and fences. Cologne 1992. p. 12. 70-72. Francesco Bonami: Jeff Koons. The Italian Supreme Court ruled in favor of Staller. Il doit également au fur et à mesure se séparer de plus de 70 collaborateurs. On October 13, 2009, the giant metallic monochrome color rabbit used during the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving day parade[25] was put on display for Nuit Blanche in the Eaton Centre in Toronto. The series was first shown at the 1990 Venice Biennale. [137] He received an honoroary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2008. En perruque noire, il joue le rôle de l’ancien maire de San Francisco Art Agnos[20]. Westermann. 1993), and Campbell v. Koons, No. [133][134], The artist enjoyed a 2014 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. On November 14, 2007, Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold) from the collection of Adam Lindemann, one of five in different colors, sold at Sotheby's New York for US$23.6 million becoming, at the time, the most expensive piece by a living artist ever auctioned. Koons was not among the 44 American artists selected to exhibit his work in Documenta 9 in 1992,[50] but was commissioned by three art dealers to create a piece for nearby Arolsen Castle in Bad Arolsen, Germany. 91 Civ. [185] In 1992, they had a son, Ludwig. Hans Werner Holzwarth: Jeff Koons. [39] Placed in Artforum, Art in America, Flash Art, and Art News, the ads were designed as promotions for his own gallery exhibitions. [40] Koons also issued Signature Plate, an edition for Parkett magazine, with a photographic decal in colors on a porcelain plate with gold-plated rim. The work is reproduced here in a beautiful limited edition metal sculpture of only 500 copies by Edition Studio. In 1995, in a co-venture between Museum of Contemporary Art, Kaldor Public Art Projects and Sydney Festival,[55] the sculpture was dismantled and re-erected at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sydney Harbour on a new, more permanent, stainless steel armature with an internal irrigation system. It is the most expensive work sold by a living artist at auction, being sold for $91.1 million in May 2019. Jeff Koons - Jeff Koons. Il affirme essayer de faire de l'art pour le plus grand nombre et travailler toujours avec le souci de « traiter de choses avec lesquelles tout le monde peut créer un lien[7][réf. [66] Created in an edition of five versions, his later work Tulips (1995–2004) consists of a bouquet of multicolor balloon flowers blown up to gargantuan proportions (more than 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and 5 m (16 ft) across). En 2002, il épouse l'artiste Justine Wheeler, qui avait travaillé dans son atelier ; ils ont plusieurs enfants[3]. Aujourd'hui, il possède une usine de 1 500 m2 près d'anciennes gares de triage à Chelsea, travaillant avec 90 à 120 assistants réguliers. Il devient courtier en matières premières à Wall Street afin de financer sa production artistique[4]. Read more about Koons’s life and career. [87] The works range from precision-machined bronze sculptures—inspired by an inflatable of the popular comic book hero and extruded in three dimensions—to large-scale oil paintings. L’œuvre intitulée Puppy a été vendue 29 765 000 € selon Paris-Match. The app works by users holding up their phones in the correct locations and being able to view the sculptures as if they were right in front of them. [94], The Hulk Elvis series has been exhibited at a number of international art venues such as the Gagosian Gallery in London (2007), the Gagosian Gallery in Hong Kong, China (2014) and the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna, Austria (2015). [2 Elle représente pour une moitié un Dino, pour une moitié un Pony, tous deux issus de l'imagerie de l'enfance. Jeffery Koons . [17] Since his relationship with the International Centre began, Koons has given over US$4.3 million to the Institute that bears his family's name. The exhibition, Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection, generated debate concerning cronyism within the art world as Koons is heavily collected by Joannou and had previously designed the exterior of Joannou's yacht Guilty. [178] In 2007, Koons, along with his wife Justine, founded the ICMEC Koons Family Institute on International Law and Policy. Jeff Koons (after) Black "Rabbit" in zinc alloy 2 kg Limited edition of 500 pieces worldwide. The implications of this can be seen to widen the scope of snapchat in order to reach out to the artist community and combine art and technology. [173] This decision was upheld in 2021 on appeal. Robert Mnuchin bought Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" sculpture at a Christie's auction this week for a record breaking $91.1 million. L’œuvre intitulée Puppy a été vendue 29 765 000 € selon Paris-Match. This has a recommended retail price of €15,000. New York 2005. [165], He has influenced younger artists such as Damien Hirst[16] (for example, in Hirst's Hymn, an 18 ft (5.5 m) version of a 14 in (0.36 m) anatomical toy), Jack Daws,[166] Matthieu Laurette[167] and Mona Hatoum. [173], Koons has also accused others of copyright infringement, claiming that a bookstore in San Francisco infringed his copyright in Balloon Dogs by selling bookends in the shape of balloon dogs. The paintings of the series reference art from the Baroque and Rococo periods—among others, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Jean-Honoré Fragonard and François Boucher—and also draw upon the breakthroughs of early modern painters as Gustave Courbet and Édouard Manet.[45]. Larry Gagosian, the colossus of New York dealers, agreed to finance the completion of all the unfinished "Celebration" work, in exchange for exclusive rights to sell it. nécessaire]. [24] Also part of the Equilibrium series are posters featuring basketball stars in Nike advertisements and 10 bronze objects, representing lifesaving gear. [175] Koons dropped the lawsuit after the bookstore's lawyer filed a motion for declaratory relief stating, "As virtually any clown can attest, no one owns the idea of making a balloon dog, and the shape created by twisting a balloon into a dog-like form is part of the public domain". [117] The prices range from $585 for a key chain to $4,000 for the large carryall. [190] This collaboration is seemingly controversial however, as has led to vandalism via technology, which is transporting the realm of vandalism into a whole new medium. He has caused controversy by the elevation of unashamed kitsch into the high-art arena, exploiting more throwaway subjects than, for example, Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans. [162] Michael Kimmelman of The New York Times saw "one last, pathetic gasp of the sort of self-promoting hype and sensationalism that characterized the worst of the 1980s" and called Koons' work "artificial", "cheap", and "unabashedly cynical". Son père était marchand de meubles et décorateur d'intérieur. [146] In July 2008, his 11-foot (3.3 meter) Balloon Flower (Magenta) (1995–2000) from the collection of Howard and Cindy Rachofsky also sold at Christie's London for an auction record of US$25.7 million. [13] The series culminated in 1988 with Michael Jackson and Bubbles, a series of three life-size gold-leaf plated porcelain statues of the sitting singer cuddling Bubbles, his pet chimpanzee. [147] A violet Hanging Heart sold for US$11 million in a private sale. Dans sa jeunesse, Jeff Koons travaille avec son père, fait du porte-à-porte pour vendre des rubans, des dentelles ou encore du papier cadeau, et vend du Coca-Cola sur un parcours de golf. ", In April 2017, Jeff Koons collaborated with the French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton for the 'Masters Collection' and designed a series of handbags and backpacks featuring the reproductions of his favorite masterpieces by the Old Masters, such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Titian, Vincent Van Gogh, Peter Paul Rubens and Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Shannon Rodgers reconnected with Koons in 1995. et mère(?) [101] The sculpture is made from white plaster and can be interpreted as perpetuating colourism in how we view the ancient world. 370 (S.D.N.Y. [98] [155], Among curators and art collectors and others in the art world, Koons' work is labeled as Neo-pop or Post-Pop as part of a 1980s movement in reaction to the pared-down art of Minimalism and Conceptualism in the previous decade. Jeff Koons sa constellation est Verseau et il a 66 ans aujourd’hui. Limited edition 223/500 Zinc alloy 28 cm / 11 inch 2kg New condition Edition of 500 by Editions Studio, with original box and original protective packaging. Standing on a central square in Münster, the statue retained a certain cultural power as a nostalgic symbol of the past. Together, they form the head of a giant child's rocker. Sculpture en métal de tulipes pesant 500 kg à Hanovre. Cologne 1992. p. 32. Vendant des fonds de placements pour financer son train de vie, il bricole des expériences artistiques, créant ainsi sa première œuvre, The New, des appareils électroménagers accrochés à des néons. Le temps de production d'une sculpture serait de près de trois ans[5]. [69] When "Celebration" funding ran out, the staff was laid off, leaving a skeleton crew of two: Gary McCraw, Koons' studio manager, who had been with him since 1990, and Justine Wheeler, an artist from South Africa, who had arrived in 1995 and eventually took charge of the sculpture operation. Back in the studio the sculptures are painted in order to achieve the shiny look of the original inflatables. Jeff Koons (after) Silver "Rabbit" in zinc alloy 2 kg Limited edition of 500 pieces worldwide. Jeffrey "Jeff" Koons (/kuːnz/; born January 21, 1955) is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects—such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. [46] In 2013 he received the U.S. State Department's Medal of Arts. In addition, the museum and artist were ordered to jointly pay €190,000 and the book company €14,000. Il arrive donc après les grands mouvements de la première moitié du XXe siècle et de l'après guerre en Occident, soit après le minimalisme, le pop art, ou encore Marcel Duchamp. Un lapin de Jeff Koons est vendu 91,1 millions de dollars, chez Chistie's New York,le 17 mai 2019, record pour un artiste vivant. Critic Amy Dempsey described his Balloon Dog as "an awesome presence... a massive durable monument". He also worked on objects from everyday art and advertising, and like the latter, he repeatedly resorts to sexual and other key stimuli.Due to their ironic effect, his works of art wander between kitsch and art. [187] The family currently lives in an Upper East Side townhouse. Its transformation started when Koons bought it, blew it up, and had it cast in highly polished stainless steel. Januar 1955 in York, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Künstler.. Koons verwendet Zeugnisse der Konsumkultur als Ausgangspunkte und verfremdet oder imitiert sie. En 2015, le photographe Mitchel Gray a déposé plainte pour plagiat d’une de ses affiches publicitaires[17]. [120], Since a 1980 window installation at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, Koons' work has been widely exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions. 잡지 출판업자인 S. I. As of 2014, he owns one of them;[81] the other is displayed at Glenstone in Maryland. [26], The other objects of the series combine objects Koons found in souvenir shops and baroque imagery, thereby playing with the distinction between low art and high art. [90] Koons also perceives the series as "a bridge between East and West" since a parallel might be drawn between the comic book hero Hulk and Asian guardian Gods. Alors étudiant, il arrive à rencontrer Salvador Dalí, qu'il admire[3]. [10] While a student at the Art Institute, Koons met the artist Ed Paschke, who became a major influence and for whom Koons worked as a studio assistant in the late 1970s. The couple put the child up for adoption. [30] The train model cast in steel titled Jim Beam - Baggage Car (1986) even contains Jim Beam bourbon. The statue is currently back at the newly opened Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art at Tjuvholmen in Oslo. [159] Jerry Saltz at artnet.com has commented on being "wowed by the technical virtuosity and eye-popping visual blast" of Koons' art. The facility exists solely to fabricate Koons' works made of stone. [169], Koons has been sued several times for copyright infringement over his use of pre-existing images, the original works of others, in his work. [182] In 2008, Staller filed suit against Koons for failure to pay child support. Like Puppy, it is covered with around 27,000 live flowers,[80] including petunias, begonias, impatiens, geraniums and marigolds. The exclusive right to the primary sale of the "Celebration" series is held by Gagosian Gallery, his dominant dealer. Apr. 6055, 1993 WL 97381 (S.D.N.Y. [8] As a child he went door-to-door after school selling gift-wrapping paper and candy to earn pocket money. In 2008, the Celebration series was shown at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, and on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Il travaille jusqu'en 1979 comme responsable du guichet des abonnements au Museum of Modern Art. [180][181] Koons spent five years period pursuing parental rights. Koons studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Hans Werner Holzwarth: Jeff Koons. ». Il possède une maison à New York, une ferme familiale en Pennsylvanie ainsi qu'une collection d'art des XIXe et XXe siècle, dont des tableaux de René Magritte, Gustave Courbet et Édouard Manet[3]. modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata. 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. [75], The series also includes, in addition to sculptures, sixteen[76] oil paintings. [77], Commissioned by the Deutsche Guggenheim in 1999, Koons created the first seven paintings of the new series, Easyfun, comprising paintings and wall-mounted sculptures. Sa production est très hétéroclite, et est constamment entre deux tensions, traite toujours de deux opposés, ce qui rend ses œuvres à la fois kitsch et uniques, populaires et érudites, faciles et en même temps complexes. [1] Parmi ses œuvres les plus célèbres figurent l'Inflatable Rabbit, les Balloon Dogs, les Tulips. [citation needed], The Rabbit has since returned to its original soft form, and many times larger at more than 50 feet high, taken to the air. Essays from the Gap Between ARt and Life. Angelika Muthesius: Jeff Koons. [95], Referring to the ancient Roman marble statue Callipygian Venus, Metallic Venus (2010–2012) was made of high chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating and live flowering plants. Elle a été acquise par François Pinault en 2001. [106], In late 2016 Koons unveiled plans for Bouquet of Tulips, an 11-meter high commemorative sculpture in Paris modelled on the Statue of Liberty, honoring the victims of the November 2015 attacks. [160] Koons was among the names in Blake Gopnik's 2011 list "The 10 Most Important Artists of Today", with Gopnik arguing, "Even after 30 years, Koons's mashups of high and low—a dog knotted from balloons, then enlarged into a public monument; a life-size bust of Michael Jackson and his chimp in gold-and-white porcelain—still feel significant. [20], Since 1979 Koons has produced work within series. L'exposition a également été critiquée car 90% du financement de l'exposition, d'une valeur de 2,8 millions de dollars, provenait de mécènes privés, principalement François Pinault. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. [23] In addition, Koons conceived and fabricated five unique works for the Encased series (1983–1993/98), sculptures consisting of stacked sporting balls (four rows of six basketballs each, and one row of six soccer balls) with their original cardboard packaging in glass display case. Cliquez sur une vignette pour l’agrandir. While the Arolsen Puppy had 20,000 plants, the Sydney version held around 60,000. [42] Koons employed his then-wife Ilona Staller ("Cicciolina") as a model in the shoot that formed the basis of the resulting work for the Whitney, Made in Heaven (1990–91). Jeff Koons [dʒɛf kuːnz] (* 21. Taking a readymade inflatable rabbit, Koons cast the object in highly polished stainless steel, resulting in Rabbit (1986), one of his most famous artworks. Later this year he presented another handful of bags and accessories featuring the reproductions of works by Claude Monet, J. M. W. Turner, Edouard Manet, Paul Gauguin and François Boucher.