Jeff Koons — "I think that art can be a very powerful tool for social change."
I think that art can be a very powerful tool for social change.
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"Art should be something that makes you feel good."
"I'm interested in the idea of the iconic. I think that art can create icons."
"I want to create work that is generous and that gives to others."
"I'm interested in the idea of the sublime, and how it can be found in everyday objects."
"I always try to make work that is original and that pushes the boundaries of art."
About Jeff Koons (born 1955)
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.