UK - Oxford - Ashmolean - Jeff Koons Exhibition - One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank 02_DSC7354
One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank, 1985 by Jeff Koons.
It was fascinating reading about how Jeff worked with Nobel prize winning Physicists in order to create this iconic artwork (it was also therfore even more surprising to hear that it needs constant adjustment......).
I don't normally go to the special Exhibitions at the Ashmolean, not least as they're quite expensive for what can be quite small exhibitions, but the exception that proves the rule I went to see the recent Jeff Koons exhibition on it's last day.
I was particularly keen to see (and photograph) his reflective Ballerinas. Photos of those will follow but first I'll upload some shots of the other exhibits.
You can see more contemporary art in my Art set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157623184641329
From Wikipedia : "Jeffrey Koons (born January 21, 1955) is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects, such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist, including $91.1 million with fees in May 2019. On November 12, 2013, Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for US$58.4 million, above its high US$55 million estimate, becoming the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction. The price topped Koons' previous record of US$33.7 million and the record for the most expensive living artist, held by Gerhard Richter, whose 1968 painting, Domplatz, Mailand, sold for US$37.1 million at Sotheby's on May 14, 2013. Balloon Dog (Orange) was one of the first of the Balloon dogs to be fabricated, and had been acquired by Greenwich collector Peter Brant in the late 1990s. His Rabbit in stainless steel fetched the highest price ever for a piece by a living artist in May 2019, selling for $91 million.
Critics are sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings in his works, nor any critiques."
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UK - Oxford - Ashmolean - Jeff Koons Exhibition - One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank 02_DSC7354
One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank, 1985 by Jeff Koons.
It was fascinating reading about how Jeff worked with Nobel prize winning Physicists in order to create this iconic artwork (it was also therfore even more surprising to hear that it needs constant adjustment......).
I don't normally go to the special Exhibitions at the Ashmolean, not least as they're quite expensive for what can be quite small exhibitions, but the exception that proves the rule I went to see the recent Jeff Koons exhibition on it's last day.
I was particularly keen to see (and photograph) his reflective Ballerinas. Photos of those will follow but first I'll upload some shots of the other exhibits.
You can see more contemporary art in my Art set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157623184641329
From Wikipedia : "Jeffrey Koons (born January 21, 1955) is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects, such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist, including $91.1 million with fees in May 2019. On November 12, 2013, Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for US$58.4 million, above its high US$55 million estimate, becoming the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction. The price topped Koons' previous record of US$33.7 million and the record for the most expensive living artist, held by Gerhard Richter, whose 1968 painting, Domplatz, Mailand, sold for US$37.1 million at Sotheby's on May 14, 2013. Balloon Dog (Orange) was one of the first of the Balloon dogs to be fabricated, and had been acquired by Greenwich collector Peter Brant in the late 1990s. His Rabbit in stainless steel fetched the highest price ever for a piece by a living artist in May 2019, selling for $91 million.
Critics are sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings in his works, nor any critiques."
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
© D.Godliman