Jeff Koons (American, b.1955)

LOT ID: 66127

Balloon Dog (Red), 1995

Mixed Media Sculpture Edition, Porcelain Edition, with Metal Glazes

10.5 х 10.5 х 4.5 in. cm.

Other, Signed, stamped, stamp signature and date, with hand written numbering of 705/2300 on reverse of plate

Edition 705/ 2300

Foundry/Publisher Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles, CA

Lot description

This whimsical ‘Balloon Dog (Red)’ is a multiple-miniature of the 'Balloon Dog' installed in the artist's retrospective at the Château de Versailles. The work is cast porcelain, coated with a red reflective finish and attached to a porcelain plate. Koons' artistry with this sculpture lies in his ability to render a hard material into a malleable looking, inflated balloon, playing with perceptions of the real and the imagined. This work comes with the original box but does not include the plastic stands.

Jeff Koons is among the most controversial artists to have emerged in the past 20 years, spawning a new generation of Neo-Dada artists, such as Damien Hirst. Like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, Koons is concerned with the transformation of everyday objects into art. His work merges high culture and kitsch into banal works of balloon animals, topiary terriers, and pop icons. Koons insists that there are no hidden meanings in his art, feeling it causes too much critical contemplation. Instead, he wishes his work to be perceived for the initial reaction instilled within the viewer. Over the course of his career, Koons has received numerous awards including the John Singleton Copley Award (2010), the Wollaston Award from the Royal Academy of London (2008), and the Artistic Achievement Award from Americans for the Arts (2006), among others.

Select Public Collections:
Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY)
Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
Tate Gallery (London, UK)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, CA)
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)
Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art (Amsterdam, NL)

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LOT ID: 66127

Balloon Dog (Red), 1995