After Jeff Koons

After JEFF KOONS (United States, 1955).
"Sitting Balloon Rabbit (Blue)".
Cold cast resin, exemplary 269/999.
Numbering engraved on the base.
Publisher: Éditions Studio.
Measurements: 25 x 14 x 13,5 cm.

This faceless rabbit incorporates multiple references, while not ascribing to any: Disney, Playboy, Easter, Brancusi, Lewis Carroll, Marcel Duchamp's readymades... Hence the great reception it received when Jeff Koons made it known in the 80s.

Jeff Koons is one of the most influential American artists in contemporary art. His work is characterized by the appropriation of popular objects, toys, kitsch figures and icons of mass culture, treated with industrial finishes and a strong conceptual charge. One of the most sought-after living artists, Koons has been honored throughout his career with numerous awards, including the BZ Cultural Award in Berlin (2000), Knight of the French Legion of Honor (2001, 2007), Museum of Fine Arts Medal in Boston (2003), American for the Arts Award in Washington D. C. (2006), Wollenberg Award (2006), Wollenberg Award (2007), Wollenberg Award (2007), and the American for the Arts Award in Washington D. C. (2007).C. (2006), Wollaston of the Royal Academy in London (2008), Rob Pruitt of the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York (2009) and Medal of Arts of the Department of State in Washington D.C. (2012), among others.

His pieces are held in institutions such as MoMA and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Tate in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Guggenheim Museum.