Jeff Koons — "I always try to make work that is timeless."
I always try to make work that is timeless.
I always try to make work that is timeless.
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"I think that art is about being able to experience pure emotion."
"I think that art can be a catalyst for change."
"I'm not afraid to be provocative. I think that art should challenge people."
"I want my work to be a source of inspiration and hope."
"I always try to make work that is relevant to the present moment."
American contemporary artist whose Balloon Dog and Rabbit sculptures hold record sale prices for living artists; defines high-end commodified Pop. Closely associated with Damien Hirst (YBA-generation peer with similar production-line studio model) and Takashi Murakami (Superflat parallel from Japan). For an intellectual contrast, see Marina Abramović, Serbian-American performance artist — Abramović's body-on-the-line endurance work (The Artist Is Present, 2010) is the precise opposite of Koons's outsourced-fabrication, surface-shine commodification. Abramović's unmediated authorship vs Koons's factory production are the two cleanest poles of late-20th-century 'what is the artist for?' debate.
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