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Jeff Koons
Series: Supercontemporanea

By Sarah Canarutto
September 2006
Edizioni Electa
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
9788837043629
108 Pages, Illustrated. 6 3/4 x 8 1/4"
50 color plates.
$42.50 Paper

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Love him or hate him, Koons is a fascinating phenomenon, from his early days as a Wall Street commodities broker to his recent--and very public--collaboration with Italian porn star "La Cicciolina."

Koons's art-world ascent is chronicled with insight and appreciation, and the book shows readers a survey of his oeuvre. Of particular note are his Duchampian consumer objects, such as tea kettles and vacuum cleaners; his banal kitsch items like the Venetian-glass erotica, the stainless-steel trolls and the "sculpture icons of veneration such as superstars Michael Jackson, Bob Hope, and the artist himself"; and his art magazine ads advertising himself and his galleries.

The artist's aphorisms are by turns funny, insightful, overblown and bland--just like Koons himself. This publication in over 100 pages documents the artist's career to date, a survey of key works, an interview commissioned especially for the book, and a fully illustrated chronology charting exhibitions, significant projects.



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