Jeff Koons — "I'm interested in the idea of the sublime, of something that is so beautiful tha…"
I'm interested in the idea of the sublime, of something that is so beautiful that it's almost overwhelming.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Jeff Koons
"I always try to make work that is original and that pushes the boundaries of art."
"I believe in advertising. I believe in media. I believe in communication. I believe in the power of the image."
"I'm interested in the idea of the miraculous, and how art can reflect it."
"I think that art is about desire. It's about what we want."
"I want to create art that is timeless, that will last forever."
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.