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Jeff Koons : A Retrospective by Scott ROTHKOPF Hardcover Coffee Table Book

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Jeff Koons : A Retrospective by Scott ROTHKOPF Hardcover Coffee Table Book.Published by New Haven and London Yale University Press for the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2014.Collectible like new. out of print. First edition, first printing.First edition, 306 color and 36 black and white illustrations; publisher's white cloth, silver device to upper cover, silver lettering to spine, with the original pictorial dust jacket.A near-fine copy in the original dust jacket. With contributions by Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch , Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, and Alexander Nagel.A fresh and engaging look at the controversial work of Jeff Koons, with insightful analyses and illustrations of all of his iconic pieces alongside preparatory works and historical photographs.Examining the breadth and depth of thirty-five years of work by Jeff Koons (b. 1955), New York :The Whitney Museum Of American Art, 2014. Quarto, silver-blocked boards in illustrated dust jacket, illustrated. Examining the breadth and depth of thirty-five years of work by Jeff Koons (b. 1955), one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 20th century, this highly anticipated volume features all of his most famous pieces. In an engaging overview essay, Scott Rothkopf carefully examines the evolution of Koons? work and his development over the past thirty-five years, offering a fresh scholarly perspective on the artist?s multi-faceted career. In addition, short essays by a wide range of interdisciplinary contributors?from academics to novelists?probe provocative topics such as celebrity and media, markets and money, and technology and fabrication. Also included are preparatory sketches and plans for sculptures and paintings as well as installation photographs that shed light on Koons artistic process and trace the development of his work throughout his landmark career. Koons has risen to international fame making art that reimagines and recontextualizes images and objects from popular culture such as vacuum cleaners, basketballs, and balloon animals. Created with painstaking attention to detail by a team of fabricators, these objects raise questions about taste and popular culture, and position Koons as one of the most lauded and criticized artists working today. Koons has risen to international fame making art that reimagines and recontextualizes images and objects from popular culture such as vacuum cleaners, basketballs, and balloon animals. Created with painstaking attention to detail by a team of fabricators, these objects raise questions about taste and popular culture, and position Koons as one of the most lauded and criticized artists working today. * Publisher ‏ : ‎ Whitney Museum of American Art; Illustrated edition (July 8, 2014) * Language ‏ : ‎ English * Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages * Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.32 x 9.65 x 1.24 inches
  • Creator:
    Jeff Koons (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Style:
    Expressionist (In the Style Of)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    2014
  • Condition:
    A near-fine copy in the original dust jacket.
  • Seller Location:
    North Hollywood, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JK10231stDibs: LU906836697522
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