Jeff Koons and The Art Mill
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective at The Witney Museum of American Art
Realizing that the exhibition is nearly over, I finally got around to publish the photographs I took over the summer. The artist in question, Jeff Koons, was not a particular favorite, but I must admit that this exhibit changed my mind.
Sort of.
When I left the Whitney, I had a new appreciation, and respect, for Mr. Koons‘ obvious skills of taking the everyday objects that we utilize: toasters, sponges, vacuums, teapots, and highlighting them as objects of art. The Inflamables, are pieces of the artist’s work that are well recognized and appreciated – on a global scale. And I must admit, they are fast becoming favorites of mine. Many of those pieces brought a smile to my face. And eventhough I know how banale they were, I also admired their obvious usefulness.
The retrospective ends at The Whitney Museum on October 19th, but travels to the Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris from November 26, 2014–April 27, 2015) and to the Guggenheim Bilbao on June 5 – September 27, 2015.
Donny J. Deutsch and company
Jeff Koons, Inflatable Bunny Rabit, and Flowers, 1979
Jeff Koons, New Hoover Celebrity IIIs
Jeff Koons, Bear and Policeman, 1988, polychromed wood
Jeff Koons, Teapot, from the series Pre-New, 1979
Left: Jeff Koons, Pink Panther, 1988, porcelain
Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988, porcelain
Jeff Koons, Buster Keaton, 1988
Jeff Koons, Ballon Venus (Magenta) from the series Antiquity, 2008 – 12.
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