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Jeff Koons
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American sculptor and painter (born 1955)
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Jeff Koons is an American sculptor, painter, photographer, and installation artist born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1955. He is educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and studied under Ed Paschke. His artistic practice is associated with pop art, Postmodernism, conceptual art, and Minimalism, with genres including still life and public art. He is represented by the Gagosian Gallery.
Koons is known for notable works such as Kiepenkerl, Puppy, and Rabbit. His works are held in the collections of the Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Museum of Modern Art. He has been influenced by Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp. Koons is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He resides in Munich, Sarasota, Chicago, and Baltimore.
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York, Pennsylvania, USA
Jeffrey Lynn Koons is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
Known for
- Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty — Self2025
- The Warhol Effect — Self2024
- Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait2023
- Why Are We (Not) Creative? — Self2021
- Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible — Self - Artist2020
- Spit Earth: Who is Jordan Wolfson? — Self2020
- The Price of Everything — Self2018
- Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait — Self2017
- Jeff Koons — Self2017
- Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World — Self - Artist (archive footage)2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Jeffrey Lynn Koons , ( 1955-01-21 ) January 21, 1955 (age 71) , York, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago Maryland Institute College of Art , Baltimore ( BFA )
- Known for
- Artist
- Notable work
- Rabbit (1986) Banality (1988) Puppy (1992) Balloon Dog (1994–2000)
- Spouses
- Ilona Staller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 – 1994 ) Justine Wheeler
- Website
- jeffkoons .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- York
- Spouse
- Ilona Staller
- Educated at
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Student of
- Ed Paschke
- Field of work
- erotic art
- Genre
- public art
- Movement
- Postmodernism
- Official website
- www.jeffkoons.com
- Image
- Jeff Koons 01.JPG
- Work location
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Jeff Koons
- date of birth
- 1955-01-21
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- Jeff Koons
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- Jeff Koons
- influenced by
- Marcel Duchamp
- has works in the collection
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- net worth
- 500000000
- name in native language
- Jeff Koons
- social media followers
- 230229
- pseudonym
- Koons,Jeff
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Jeff Koons, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Koons in Matt Black's Reflections series at Nowness
Jeffrey Lynn Koons (/kuːnz/; born January 21, 1955) is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist: US$58.4 million for Balloon Dog (Orange) in 2013 and US$91.1 million for Rabbit in 2019.
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