Jeff Koons

One of the most famous artists working today, Jeff Koons makes gleeful sculptures, paintings, and installations that border—and often cross—the edge of good taste. His Neo-Pop aesthetics and wry appropriations of consumer objects, express a reverence for popular culture. 

Exploring ideas of commodity, spectacle, celebrity, and consumption, Koons has made monumental balloon dogs, cast-aluminum pool toys, a gold-painted porcelain sculpture of Michael Jackson, and a giant sculpture that resembles Play-Doh. He works in a wide variety of media including, steel, glass, paint, ceramic and photography.

Though the artist resists complex interpretations of his work, Koons’s innovative fabrication processes have elevated him far above the designation of simple provocateur. “I try to create work that doesn't make viewers feel they're being spoken down to, so they feel open participation,” the artist has explained.