Jeff Koons was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1955. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1976. Koons lives and works in New York City.
Since his first solo exhibition in 1980, Koons’s sculptures, prints and other works have been shown in major galleries and institutions throughout the world. His work was the subject of a major exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, "Jeff Koons: A Retrospective" (June 27 – October 19, 2014), which traveled to the Centre Pompidou Paris (November 26, 2014 – April 27, 2015) and the Guggenheim Bilbao (June 9 – September 27, 2015).
Other exhibitions include “Appearance Stripped Bare: Desire and Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even”; “Jeff Koons at the Ashmolean”; and “Jeff Koons. Shine” at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy. “Jeff Koons: Lost in America” was on view at QM Gallery ALRIWAQ in Doha, Qatar from November 21, 2021 through March 31, 2022.
Koons is widely known for his iconic sculptures Rabbit and Balloon Dog as well as the monumental floral sculpture Puppy (1992), shown at Rockefeller Center and permanently installed at the Guggenheim Bilbao. Another floral sculpture, Split-Rocker (2000), previously installed at the Papal Palace in Avignon, Château de Versailles, and Fondation Beyeler in Basel, was most recently on view at Rockefeller Center in 2014.
Koons has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of his cultural achievements. Notably, the artist received the Governor’s Awards for the Arts “Distinguished Arts Award” from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; President Jacques Chirac promoted Koons to Officier de la Legion d’Honneur; former United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored Koons with the State Department Medal of the Arts for his outstanding commitment to the Art in Embassies Program and international cultural exchange; and Consul General Ragini Gupta presented Koons the U.S. Consulate General’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy in Florence.
In 2017, Koons was made the first Artist-in-Residence at Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and, also, made an Honorary Member of University of Oxford's Edgar Wind Society for Outstanding Contribution for Visual Culture. Koons has been a board member of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) since 2002, and cofounded the Koons Family International Law and Policy Institute with ICMEC for the purpose of combating global issues of child abduction and exploitation and to protect the world’s children.
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(Biography provided by Galleri GKM Siwert Bergstrom)
Jeff Koons Cracked Egg box/sculpture aluminum .Red 2008
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic Cracked Egg in aluminum sculpture / box for the LACMA in 2008 . artist Jeff Koons
Aluminum
Objet d'Art Cracked Egg Sculpture Invitation 2008 Jeff Koons
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original art object. These where given out in limited production by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art to patrons of the arts for a new exhibition at the Broad Contemporary A...
Aluminum
Abstract Sculpture in Polished Aluminum
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this beautiful abstract sculpture crafted in aluminum with a mirror-like polished finish. Undoubtedly a striking decorative piece, it reflects light elegantly an...
Aluminum
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John Miller Blue Plate Special Hamburger 2008 Blown Pop Art Glass Sculpture
By John Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and lived experience. Maybe as impressive as the work itself, is the magnitude of which his creations come to life. At such an impressive scale, his process is truly spectacle to witness. Pieces from his famed ‘Blue Plate Special...
Blown Glass
Vintage Boho Raku Fired Egg Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho sculpture. A chic little egg shaped creature on long legs. Adorable. A great way to add a flash of whimsey to any etagere or coffee table. Acquired from a Pa...
Pottery
Malachite Egg Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful green Malachite egg sculpture decorative object on gold gilt brass fluted base, circa mid-20th century. Malachite egg object has beautiful design/coloring, piece is a han...
Malachite, Brass
Corinithian Column Plaster Architectural Study Objet D’art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A plaster study of a corinthian column. Marked in pencil “American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA.” Rough unsealed plaster patina.
Plaster
Val Bertoia Corner Sound Sculpture, 2008
By Harry Bertoia, Val Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Corner Sound Sculpture made in 2008 is part of the Bertoia Sonambient series. It's made of 11 copper tops silvered to monel rods then silvered to a ...
Brass, Copper
European Studio Hand-Cast Plaster Shell Objet d'Art
Located in PRAHA 7, CZ
"Le Coquille" in Hand-Cast Ceramic Plaster Inspired by the simple elegance of marine life, each piece is individually cast in high-grade ceramic plaster and hand-refined by master ...
Plaster
Pop Art Sculpture of a Silver Egg by Herbert Distel, circa 1968
By Herbert Distel
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture, in the form of a silver electroplated egg with a white porcelain holder, represents esteemed Swiss artist Herbert Distel's most iconic form. He created a 22-ton egg d...
Acrylic, Wood
Large bronze sculpture of the Olympian’s by Jeff Lambeaux
Located in Houston, TX
This large impressive work is by Jef Lambeaux who was born in Antwerp. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts. His first work was exhibited In 1871. In 1875 he went to Paris...
Bronze
Egg Form Meditation Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Swirling with streaks of black against a soft grey field, this small mediation stone inspires peace, calm and contemplation. In the manner of traditional Chinese scholars' rocks (gon...
Stone
Abstract Marble Sculpture By Jeff Burtch
Located in Norwood, NJ
Biomorphic sculpture carved and polished from a block of marble by Orangeburg, NY sculptor Jeffrey Burtch. Executed c. 1980's. Marked with artist's ini...
Limestone, Marble
Aluminum Lion Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Art Deco aluminum lion sculpture. Plating in different finishes upon request. We are the rare source that has specialized in French Art Deco f...
Aluminum
After Jeff Koons Small Cracked Egg Sculpture Invitation, 2008
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece was part of a box set invitation that was sent to patrons of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the opening exhibition at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum. This sma...
Aluminum
Jeff Koons Yellow Balloon Dog
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic Jeff Koons balloon dog, yellow, 2015, France. Enameled porcelain. Signed and numbered on the back. Early edition, number 185 of 2300. "Certificate of Authenticity," original ...
Jeff Koons "Cracked Egg" red aluminum box sculpture, BCAM
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This egg was made for the opening of the Board Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA 2008.
Aluminum
Jeff Koons "Cracked Egg" Sculpture LACMA BCAM Invitation, 2008
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These were given out to the patrons of the museum in limited editions with an invitation letter for an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at the Broad Center Art Mus...
Aluminum