* Koons, creator of 'Balloon Dog,' opens major exhibit in Chicago uyv@[j}i Jun 10, 2008
Jeff Koons in Chicago on May 29, 2008 ... Jeff Koons is one of the most important living artists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
French police recover stolen Monet painting Jun 5, 2008
Jeff Koons opens first new exhibit in 15 years. Add The Arts headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- News)
DMA Director John R. Lane Retires May 23, 2008
1941) and Jeff Koons (b. 1955) were mounted. (Suite101.com)
Art therapyNew talents vie for Afghanistan's first contemporary art prize May 18, 2008
Contemporary art in Afghanistan is far removed from the world of contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Good thing. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Seasonal Sales Lack Spring May 17, 2008
Contemporary sculptures by Jeff Koons and Mr. Murakami also sold for more than their estimates. As more Impressionist masterworks from the 19th century trickle into museums and out of private hands, the auction houses wisely retooled their Impressionist and modern sales this season to emphasize 20th century artists like Leger and Edvard Munch and even modern-looking works by the Impressionist master Claude Monet. (Wall Street Journal)
Turner Prize shortlist - The critic's verdict May 15, 2008
That film juxtaposed a rabbit sculpture by Jeff Koons, himself a man who loves to wallow in all the gleeful tawdriness of popular culture, with the interior of Leckey's own flat. The physical contours of the flat were something to do with had an enormous amount in common with that oversized rabbit. (Independent)
* Freuds Big Sue sets auction record May 15, 2008
6 million was set last November for a Jeff Koons sculpture, Hanging Heart. The Freud painting is nicknamed Big Sue after its subject, London civil servant Sue Tilley, now 51, who received G20 (now US$39) a day for her side job of posing in the buff. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Freud sleeper the stuff of dreams May 15, 2008
Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping , 1995, oil on canvas, fetches $A36 million at auction, breaking the record for a work by a living artist, previously held by Jeff Koons ... 6 million was set last November for a Jeff Koons sculpture, Hanging Heart ... Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping , 1995, oil on canvas, fetches $A36 million at auction, breaking the record for a work by a living artist, previously held by Jeff Koons. (The Age)
Lucian Freud painting breaks record May 14, 2008
6m was set last November for a Jeff Koons sculpture, Hanging Heart. Contemporary art sold strongly, defying erratic financial markets at a $US350m auction marked by a surprising preponderance of American buying. (The Australian)
Freud work sets new world record May 14, 2008
The previous record was held by Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart, which fetched $23. 5 million (12. (BBC News -- UK)
You Paid How Much? World record sum for Freud painting May 14, 2008
The previous record of 12m was set last November for a Jeff Koons sculpture, Hanging Heart. The Freud painting depicts rotund London benefits supervisor Sue Tilley, now 51, sleeping on a dilapidated sofa. (Sky News)
The Gap turns T-shirts into an art form May 14, 2008
Now you can buy a T-shirt that contemporary artists Chuck Close or Jeff Koons actually designed at The Gap. Artists Editions T-Shirts, a limited edition of T's designed by 13 contemporary artists available starting Thursday, will test whether famous and not-so-famous New York artists can hook up with a mass-market retailer and sell products to art-wary consumers beyond the Hudson. (USA Today -- Life)
Freud picture in 17m record sale May 14, 2008
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping beat the previous world auction record for a work by a living artist, held by Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold), which fetched 23. 5 million dollars (11. (Ananova -- World Headlines)
NYC Museum Exhibits: Summer 2008 May 12, 2008
Jeff Koons on the Roof (April 22-October 26): Balloon Dog (Yellow) (1994-2000), Coloring Book (1994-2007) and Sacred Heart (Red/Gold) (1994-2007) by American artist Jeff Koons (b. 1955) are three oversized sculptures reflecting aspects of popular culture and making their first public appearance at The Met's outdoor Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. (Suite101.com)
Track owners give up on slots May 4, 2008
The district's county commissioner, Jeff Koons, said he'd still like to see the airport work on a rental-car complex near the dog track. That way, the county could open the strip of rental-car sites on Belvedere to other commercial development, offering Westgate still more opportunities for growth. (The Palm Beach Post)
Going, Going, Not Gone May 2, 2008
It's a great image: the last days of Rome with greedy developers spending our mortgage dollars on frivolous Jeff Koons sculptures, decadent hedgies spending hot money on cool Rothkos and de Koonings, and shady former-Communist billionaires trying to buy respectability with Renoirs. But conspicuous consumption is hardly news in the art market. (Slate)
* Jeff Koons' work gets short shrift on Met's rooftop garden Apr 23, 2008
Jeff Koons' work gets short shrift on Met's rooftop garden ... In truth, it is an inhospitable site for sculpture, as demonstrated by the 2008 display that opened yesterday: three wonderful, previously unexhibited works by the celebrated Pop artist Jeff Koons ... Sacred Heart (Red/Gold) is one of three previously unexhibited sculptures by Pop artist Jeff Koons on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'It's lovely,' says benefits supervisor whose portrait is set to sell for £17m Apr 12, 2008
The current record for most expensive piece by a living artist to be sold at auction is held by Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold), which made 11. 3m in November 2007. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Freud painting 'will set record' Apr 12, 2008
The current auction record for a picture by a living artist is Hanging Heart, by Jeff Koons, which sold for $23. 6m (11. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Record breaking auction price expected for Lucian Freud painting Apr 12, 2008
That would top the current record, set in November by Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart sculpture, which sold for $23. 6 million. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Art auction of Chinese works full of surprises Apr 10, 2008
But last year, he was one of the hottest living artists in the global auction market, just behind Damien Hirst and Gerhard Richter and ahead of Jeff Koons, according to Art Market Trends 2007. The report also said China's auction market now ranks third in the world, behind only the United States and Britain and ahead of France. (International Herald Tribune)
The Art Of The Matter Apr 9, 2008
Actually, it's a new rooftop installation of big stainless steel sculptures, courtesy of former bad-boy artist Jeff Koons. Known in the early '90s for - among other things - creating photos depicting himself and his then-porn-star wife, Cicciolina, in flagrante, Koons has been growing up over the years. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Gallery reaps high returns on lifelong habit Apr 4, 2008
The 260 works include some of the world's best known contemporary artists: Christo, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Sol LeWitt and Gilbert & George. Like any addict, Mr Kaldor began with a modest habit. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Donation marks a collector's life Apr 4, 2008
Encouraged by its success and keen to expose Australians to contemporary art, he arranged visits and exhibitions by the British art duo Gilbert & George (1973), the American minimalist and conceptualist Sol LeWitt (1977) and, more recently, Jeff Koons, whose giant floral sculpture Puppy was erected outside the Museum of Contemporary Art in 1995. As part of the Koons visit Kaldor's art collection was exhibited at the MCA, an experience that evoked mixed feelings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
$35m collection given to NSW gallery Apr 3, 2008
The collection, which has been built up by the prominent Australian art patron John Kaldor over 50 years, contains 260 works by a who's who of contemporary artists including Christo, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Sol LeWitt and Andreas Gursky. The Kaldor collection has been described as the nation's most important assembly of late 20th-century avant-garde art. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Benefactor makes record art donation Apr 3, 2008
The 260 works span five decades of international contemporary art, and include heavyweights such as Sol LeWitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Christo and Jeff Koons many of whom are friends of the former textiles manufacturer ... Mr Kaldor also backed Jeff Koons' monstrous floral Puppy, which sat outside Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art in the mid-1990s. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
RSPCA Animal Rescue Apr 2, 2008
The RSPCA staff are all good on-air talent and - as artist Jeff Koons demonstrated years ago - there's something about a puppy that defies the cynic in us all. an error occurred while processing this directive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Economy may shift odds to OK slots Mar 9, 2008
A series of closed-door meetings with county staff and Palm Beach County Commissioner Jeff Koons generated enthusiasm for the idea, though it hasn't surfaced to the overall commission yet. County Administrator Bob Weisman said he had not been briefed on the proposal. (The Palm Beach Post)
Can you do me a quick cow's head? Mar 5, 2008
Some artists, such as Jeff Koons, have studios full of assistants working to meticulous instructions on paintings; others, like Peter Doig, paint their own. "It doesn't make it any greater or lesser a work," says Buck. (Guardian Unlimited)
Marcel Duchamp: Anything Goes Mar 4, 2008
Andy Warhol ran with this idea in the 1960s, and so do Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst today. Art students are in awe of it. (Time.com)
A collector's item: art dealer's 125m gift to the nation is ... Feb 29, 2008
Works by Jeff Koons, Bill Viola, Bruce Nauman, Georg Baselitz and Richard Hamilton will also feature. The Prime Minister said the gift would "open up art to new audiences" and that "individual acts of generosity like this impact on the lives of millions, and reinforce the UK's richly deserved reputation as having a range of world-leading museums and galleries". (Independent)
Britain acquires major modern art collection Feb 28, 2008
London art dealer Anthony dOffay, 68, has agreed to sell 725 works by artists including Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons at the price for which he bought them $53 million. Thats just over a fifth of their current estimated value of $250 million. (MSNBC -- News)
Major art collection bought for UK Feb 28, 2008
The collection - which features works by Gilbert and George, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst - was put together by art dealer Anthony d'Offay. He will receive the 26. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sale of century Feb 27, 2008
The collection contains some of the finest works by the most important artists of the last 50 years, including Joseph Beuys, Gilbert and George, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. It will be called Artist Rooms and it will be jointly owned and managed for the nation by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Met's Courbet Report: Uncovering The Nudes Feb 26, 2008
Judging how contemporary artists like Jeff Koons and John Curran have taken his cues, he's never ceased to be important. See more works by Courbet. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
NYC's Global Communications Campaign Launches In Milan With Special Preview Of Metropolitan Museum's Newest Exhibitions And Galleries Feb 19, 2008
"We felt it was imperative to expand our mission into Italy through our brand campaign and local advertising, and I expect to see even more growth as a result of these efforts." Additionally, the Met previewed some of its upcoming exhibitions and newest galleries, including the New Galleries for 19th and early 20th Century European Paintings and Sculpture, Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964, and Jeff Koons on the Roof, as well as the offerings of its world-renowned Costume Institute. For more... (PR Newswire)
The Red Campaign Comes to Sothebys Feb 18, 2008
The Damien Hirst-catalyzed auction drew its momentum from high-powered names in the audience (Martha Stewart, Russell Simmons, Queen Noor, Zhang Ziyi) and on the auction block (Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning) ... Jeff Koons, Balloon Rabbit Wall Relief (Red), red balloon rabbit on stainless steel, $2. (New York Times)
Renzo Piano's LA museum opens to public Feb 18, 2008
Unfortunately, this heavenly light bathes a playground of silly, cynical, self-advertising sculptures and paintings by Jeff Koons. It also graces, to surprisingly good effect, a series of early paintings by Andy Warhol, which look like paragons of intellectualism alongside the Koonses. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bono auction raises $42m for Aids Feb 16, 2008
Other sales included Jeff Koons' Balloon Rabbit Wall Relief (Red), which was snapped up for just over $2m (1. 03m). (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Auction for AidsBono, Banksy and Hirst join forces for charity art sale Feb 15, 2008
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Thursday, 14 February 2008, 15:30 GMT. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Bono's Red Auction Rakes In Green Feb 15, 2008
Jeff Koons' "Balloon Rabbit Wall Relief," a silk screen on stainless steel, sold for $2,035,000. It was expected to go for $800,000 to $1 million. (Forbes)
Read Indepth Article Feb 15, 2008
Unlike the candy colored paintings of Warhol or the shiny-new manufactured sculptures of Jeff Koons, a newer generation of artists has created bodies of work reflecting a bleaker vision of popular culture today. Artists David Buckingham, Timothy Buckwalter and Greg Miller use their own tools, superior craftsmanship and social commentary to bring us artwork with insight, intelligence, humor and a dark aesthetic that is long overdue for recognition. (AbsoluteArts.com)
NYC Auction Raises $42M for AIDS Relief Feb 15, 2008
The auction included pieces donated by dozens of artists, among them Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha. Hirst gave seven of his works, including "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" a pill cabinet filled with medications used to treat HIV. It sold for $7. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Bono-sponsored art auction raises 42.5 million dollars for AIDS Feb 15, 2008
Artists such as Georg Baselitz, Howard Hodgkin, Jasper Johns, Anish Kapoor and Jeff Koons contributed works for the red-themed Valentine's Day sale, which raised far more than the upper pre-sale estimate of 29 million dollars ... " which sold for 7.1 million dollars and his "All You Need Is Love," a red heart-shaped butterfly painting, which fetched 2.4 million dollars. Jeff Koons's "Balloon Rabbit Wall Relief (RED)," sold for just over two million dollars, while records were set for 17 artists... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Egg-stra Sweet Feb 12, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Last Update: 06:30 AM EST. I'M THE B'WAY BABY BEHIND THE SCENES. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Malibu Seen (1) Feb 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Edition. "Museum curator Stephanie Barron has watched the collection grow over the years. "This is a collection that has been built carefully and painstakingly over several decades," Barron says. "Having these works available at LACMA will forever change how future generations of visitors will understand modern art in Los Angeles. (Malibu Times, CA)
L.A.'s Broad museum opens doors Feb 8, 2008
The central space, the Jane and Marc Nathanson Gallery, includes Jeff Koons' "Cracked Egg (Red)," the image of which is being used to promote BCAM, and several other whimsical works from the artist, who works with basketballs and vacuum cleaners and created "Balloon Dog" out of stainless steel. Art works in the top two floors reveal more about the Broads' buying style than any historical or aesthetic decisions. (Variety)
Bono, Hirst auction combines art, charity in NY Feb 5, 2008
NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The contemporary art world's brightest stars, including Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, have aligned to provide AIDS relief in Africa with a special auction in New York conceived by Hirst and rock star Bono. "The (Red) Auction" is estimated to take in up to $29 million and is being billed by Sotheby's as the biggest contemporary art charity auction ever. (AlertNet)
SLIDE SHOWEverything you need to know about John Currin. Feb 1, 2008
There are some wildly different ideas about exactly what Currin is up toNew York Times critic Michael Kimmelman sees him as "a latter-day Jeff Koons" trafficking in postmodern irony while Peter Schjeldahl at The New Yorker finds him a blissfully sincere artist tapping into the timeless values of "mystery, sublimity, transcendence." But everyone is unanimous about one thing: John Currin can paint. In almost every review, Currin's technical skill is acknowledged with a kind of breathless... (Slate)
Boucheron's 150th: A modern take on Art Nouveau Jan 22, 2008
The kitsch and irony of Jeff Koons seems a long stretch from voluptuous and sensual jewelry. And even if Damien Hirst recently embedded diamonds in a skull, you would hardly expect to see his work alongside a swooping diamond necklace with a flirtatious tassel. (International Herald Tribune)
Little-known S.F. gem may be lost Jan 7, 2008
"He gave things new life as he captured the life of the man who lived before him in (500) Capp Street. ... Rubber bands that wrapped the newspapers that hit the stoop every day remained to tell their stories" - one ensemble features a jar full of rubber bands - "just as a broom used to sweep the place clean joined others in a sculpture that reminds me of Matisse's dancers. ... I can't believe this all will be swept away at a time when the art market is so robust and an artist like Jeff Koons can... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Doug Coupland on thinking visually Jan 5, 2008
This photo seemed like the perfect base for a painting that might be done by Jeff Koons or James Rosenquist ... And then you have another artist, Jeff Koons who is basically just copying James Rosenquist and sometimes doing a much better job of it with these paintings with all these overlapping symbols and images. (Globe and Mail)
Bill Gross, J.K. Rowling, Stanley Ho Were 2007 Sale Winners; Van Gogh Lost Dec 31, 2007
Andy Warhol and Mark Rothko paintings fetched more than $70 million apiece in May, and Jeff Koons in November deposed Hirst as the priciest living artist. Analysts are watching to see if prices continue to rise in 2008. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
The trouble with Western art today Dec 20, 2007
In the 1980s, Jeff Koons, commodity broker-turned-wunderkind artist, displayed Equilibrium, three basketballs floating in tanks of distilled water. In a controversial 60 Minutes segment broadcast in 1993 called, Yes, but is it art. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Opinion: The trouble with Western art today Dec 19, 2007
In the 1980s, Jeff Koons, commodity broker-turned-wunderkind artist, displayed "Equilibrium," three basketballs floating in tanks of distilled water. In a controversial "60 Minutes" segment broadcast in 1993 called, "Yes, but is it art?," Mr. Koons told Morley Safer that this work connoted "a definition of life and death." Mr. Safer wryly replied that it also gave new meaning to the term "slam-dunk.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Artist accuses museum of censoring work containing nude images Dec 15, 2007
Neal Peterson's exhibit, "Thirteen Pieces of Paper," includes a graphic sex scene from Hustler magazine, Michaelangelo's Adam and Eve, an Anne Geddes photo of a nude mother with child and a Jeff Koons photograph aiming to portray pornography as art. The images are juxtaposed to raise questions about how people perceive them separately and together. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Your kid could make that! Dec 8, 2007
Or in the case of Damien Hirst, "My sheep-bisector could do that!" Or Jeff Koons, "My ceramics factory could knock that up in a weekend!" In the inward-looking art world, where critical certainties are forever in flux, the debate seems provincial and asinine indeed. In Hollywood, however, it makes perfect sense. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Residents nix water taxi plan near Norton Dec 7, 2007
WEST PALM BEACH Commissioner Jeff Koons tried to sell the idea of a water taxi dock across from the Norton Museum of Art on Thursday, telling residents of neighboring condominium towers that their grandchildren and out-of-town visitors might like the chance to hop on a sightseeing boat. No thanks, many told him. (The Palm Beach Post)
Celeb Auction to Support HIV Programs Dec 6, 2007
Among the contributing artists: Hirst, Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Matthew Barney, Georg Baselitz, Cecily Brown and Douglas Gordon. The sale's proceeds - estimated at more than $40 million - will go to the United Nations Foundation to support HIV/AIDS relief programs in Africa conducted by The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Sotheby's said Wednesday. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Painting gets a broader brush in L.A. Dec 4, 2007
Rarely do production assistants, teams of fabricators and collaborators gather in a painter's studio, as they do for movies at Paramount, TV shows at HBO and at the far-flung art factories established by video artist Bill Viola, sculptor Jeff Koons or installation artist Ann Hamilton. Usually it's just one person in a room, with a flat plane and some colors, trying to juice the corpse and make it dance. (Los Angeles Times)
Shop till you (and the economy) drop Nov 29, 2007
The art market is booming as never before, with buyers from Asia, the Middle East and Europe driving up prices on contemporary works by Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst and others to previously undreamed-of heights. Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" opened on Broadway this month with a staggering $30 million advance sale and a top ticket price of $450. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Full Story Nov 23, 2007
SCULPTURE SALE NOT ALL HEART. Friday, November 23, 2007 Last Update: 06:15 AM EST. (New York Post -- Gossip)
China's Old Masters Battle Contemporary Artists at Christie's in Hong Kong Nov 22, 2007
In New York last week, contemporary art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's made up for the lackluster performance of Impressionist and modern paintings, as works by artists such as Jeff Koons drew fervid bidding. Paintings by Zhang and Fang Lijun set artist records at the sales. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Macy's parade Nov 22, 2007
The oddest new balloon in the 81st annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday will be a 53-foot-long adaptation of sculptor Jeff Koons' 1986 work "Rabbit.". The stainless-steel sculpture by Koons was itself a wry commentary on holiday inflation. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Diamonds still an investor's best friend Nov 20, 2007
Shortly after the dismal art auction which knocked a third off its market value Sothebys had its most successful auction of post-war art, selling a Jeff Koons sculpture for a record breaking $23. 56 million and a Francis Bacon canvas for $46 million. (India Times)
Archives: Jeff Koons
