Jeff Koons is an American artist born in 1955, known for sculpture that appropriates and enlarges everyday and kitsch objects, including the Balloon Dog series, cast in stainless steel with a mirror-polished surface, and the later Made in Heaven series. A former commodities broker, he became one of the highest-selling living artists; a 1986 Balloon Dog sculpture sold for more than 58 million dollars in 2013, at the time a record for a work by a living artist. Critics remain divided over whether his work sincerely celebrates popular taste or offers an ironic critique of consumer culture.
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Canonical Postmodern appropriation artist.
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Jeffrey Lynn Koons ( ; born January 21, 1955) is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces.
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He documented his work through photography, using it as a means of exploring different installation techniques. === The Pre-New, The New, and Equilibrium series === Since 1979 Koons has produced work within series.
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Jeffrey Lynn Koons ( ; born January 21, 1955) is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces.
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Koons’ first show was staged in 1980, and he emerged onto the art scene with a style that blended several existing styles-pop, conceptual, craft, appropriation-to create his own unique mode of expression.
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