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Jeff Koons BIOGRAPHY
Born 1955 York, Pennsylvania. Known for: Factory product pop art sculpture.
The following is from the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2001:. Can He Be Serious? . Known for his kitschy works, controversial artist Jeff Koons returns to painting with a more mature approach. By... Read full biography
The following is from the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2001:. Can He Be Serious? . Known for his kitschy works, controversial artist Jeff Koons returns to painting with a more mature approach. By SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Times Art Writer . "I've always looked at my art and what I do in a very moral way,"... Read full biography
The following is from the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2001:. Can He Be Serious? . Known for his kitschy works, controversial artist Jeff Koons returns to painting with a more mature approach. By SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Times Art Writer . "I've always looked at my art and what I do in a very moral way," says Jeff Koons, smiling sweetly as he surveys big, splashy, collage-like paintings in his exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. That may be news to longtime observers of the New York... Read full biography
The following is from the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2001:. Can He Be Serious? . Known for his kitschy works, controversial artist Jeff Koons returns to painting with a more mature approach. By SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Times Art Writer . "I've always looked at my art and what I do in a very moral way," says Jeff Koons, smiling sweetly as he surveys big, splashy, collage-like paintings in his exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. That may be news to longtime observers of the New York artist, who is largely known for merging childish desires and adult passions in kitsch statuary. It's certainly the most shocking statement to be heard these days from the art world superstar who set off one outrage after another in the 1980s and early... Read full biography
The following is from the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2001:. Can He Be Serious? . Known for his kitschy works, controversial artist Jeff Koons returns to painting with a more mature approach. By SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Times Art Writer . "I've always looked at my art and what I do in a very moral way," says Jeff Koons, smiling sweetly as he surveys big, splashy, collage-like paintings in his exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. That may be news to longtime observers of the New York artist, who is largely known for merging childish desires and adult passions in kitsch statuary. It's certainly the most shocking statement to be heard these days from the art world superstar who set off one outrage after another in the 1980s and early '90s, but then got stuck in a morass of personal problems. Koons, 46, emerged as a concep... Read full biography
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The following is from the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2001:
Can He Be Serious?
Known for his kitschy works, controversial artist Jeff Koons returns to painting with a more mature approach.
By SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Times Art Writer
"I've always looked at my art and what I do in a very moral way," says Jeff Koons, smiling sweetly as he surveys big, splashy, collage-like paintings in his exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. That may be news to longtime observers of the New York artist, who is largely known for merging childish desires and adult passions in kitsch statuary. It's certainly the most shocking statement to be heard these days from the art world superstar who set of...But wait, there's more...
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