NYC: Metropolitan Museum of Art - Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden - Jeff Koons on the Roof - Balloon Dog (Yellow)
Balloon Dog (Yellow), 1994–2000
Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955)
High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating; 121 x 143 x 45 in. (307.3 x 363.2 x 114.3 cm)
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Collection
© Jeff Koons
From April 22 through October 26, 2008, the exhibit Jeff Koons on he Roof was on display in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, featuring three of the American artist Jeff Koons' meticulously crafted works that have never before been on public display. Born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955, Koons has earned renown for large scale public projects and for elevating unashamed kitsch into the high art arena.
Balloon Dog (Yellow) is based on balloons twisted into the shape of a toy dog. Standing more than ten feet tall, its highly reflective and brightly colored surface gives the appearance of an actual balloon in a form that would delight a child but would also fascinate any student of Freud.
The other two works in the exhibit are Coloring Book and Sacred Heart (Red/Gold).
The Metropolitan Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden opened to the public in 1987. Annual installations have featured selections of modern sculpture from the Museum's collection and, most recently, presentations of works by individual artists.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art from around the world. It opened its doors on February 20, 1872, housed in a building located at 681 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Under their guidance of John Taylor Johnston and George Palmer Putnam, the Met's holdings, initially consisting of a Roman stone sarcophagus and 174 mostly European paintings, quickly outgrew the available space. In 1873, occasioned by the Met's purchase of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities, the museum decamped from Fifth Avenue and took up residence at the Douglas Mansion on West 14th Street. However, these new accommodations were temporary; after negotiations with the city of New York, the Met acquired land on the east side of Central Park, where it built its permanent home, a red-brick Gothic Revival stone "mausoleum" designed by American architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mold. As of 2006, the Met measures almost a quarter mile long and occupies more than two million square feet, more than 20 times the size of the original 1880 building.
In 2007, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was ranked #17 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967. The interior was designated in 1977.
NYC: Metropolitan Museum of Art - Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden - Jeff Koons on the Roof - Balloon Dog (Yellow)
Balloon Dog (Yellow), 1994–2000
Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955)
High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating; 121 x 143 x 45 in. (307.3 x 363.2 x 114.3 cm)
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Collection
© Jeff Koons
From April 22 through October 26, 2008, the exhibit Jeff Koons on he Roof was on display in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, featuring three of the American artist Jeff Koons' meticulously crafted works that have never before been on public display. Born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955, Koons has earned renown for large scale public projects and for elevating unashamed kitsch into the high art arena.
Balloon Dog (Yellow) is based on balloons twisted into the shape of a toy dog. Standing more than ten feet tall, its highly reflective and brightly colored surface gives the appearance of an actual balloon in a form that would delight a child but would also fascinate any student of Freud.
The other two works in the exhibit are Coloring Book and Sacred Heart (Red/Gold).
The Metropolitan Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden opened to the public in 1987. Annual installations have featured selections of modern sculpture from the Museum's collection and, most recently, presentations of works by individual artists.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art from around the world. It opened its doors on February 20, 1872, housed in a building located at 681 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Under their guidance of John Taylor Johnston and George Palmer Putnam, the Met's holdings, initially consisting of a Roman stone sarcophagus and 174 mostly European paintings, quickly outgrew the available space. In 1873, occasioned by the Met's purchase of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities, the museum decamped from Fifth Avenue and took up residence at the Douglas Mansion on West 14th Street. However, these new accommodations were temporary; after negotiations with the city of New York, the Met acquired land on the east side of Central Park, where it built its permanent home, a red-brick Gothic Revival stone "mausoleum" designed by American architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mold. As of 2006, the Met measures almost a quarter mile long and occupies more than two million square feet, more than 20 times the size of the original 1880 building.
In 2007, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was ranked #17 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967. The interior was designated in 1977.