Jeff Koons
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Jeff Koons is an American contemporary artist known for his large-scale, glossy sculptures of everyday objects and pop culture icons that blur the boundaries between high art and commercialism.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Jeffrey Lynn Koons | 1 |
| Koons | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| birthName |
Jeff Koons
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Jeffrey Lynn Koons
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-01-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Maryland Institute College of Art
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Jeff Koons studio ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jeff Koons
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Koons
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| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | pop art ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeffrey ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Broad Museum
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Andy Warhol
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Claes Oldenburg ⓘ Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Pop art
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Neo-pop art
Postmodernism ⓘ
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Postmodern art
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| name | Jeff Koons self-link ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
exhibition at the Centre Pompidou (2014)
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exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2015) ⓘ retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (2014) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Balloon Dog (Blue)
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Balloon Dog (Magenta) ⓘ Balloon Dog (Orange) ⓘ Balloon Dog (Red) ⓘ Balloon Dog (Yellow) ⓘ Banality series ⓘ Celebration series ⓘ Hanging Heart ⓘ Made in Heaven ⓘ Michael Jackson and Bubbles ⓘ Play-Doh ⓘ Puppy ⓘ Rabbit ⓘ Split-Rocker ⓘ Tulips ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
York, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
York, Pennsylvania, United States
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| record | created one of the most expensive works sold at auction by a living artist ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ilona Staller
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Justine Wheeler ⓘ |
| style |
appropriation of everyday objects
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large-scale sculptures ⓘ references to popular culture ⓘ use of high-gloss surfaces ⓘ |
| theme |
celebrity culture
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childhood and play ⓘ consumerism ⓘ kitsch ⓘ |
| workedAs | Wall Street commodities broker ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
Jeffrey Lynn Koons
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Koons
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The Broad