“Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)” is a large sculpture from my Antiquity series. Farnese Hercules was originally made in the 4th century BC. A Roman copy was made in the early 4th century AD and found in 1546 in Rome.  “Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)” was realized in plaster made from a mold of the Roman copy. I placed a blue glass gazing ball on Hercules’s shoulder to affirm the viewer and the sculpture. The ball and its reflection for me ends up representing absolutely everything that is and can be, all at once.   “Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)” (2013) plaster and glass, 128 1/2 x 67 x 48 5/8 inches, 326.4 x 170.2 x 123.5 cm © Jeff Koons Edition of 3 plus 1 AP. Installation photos by Fredrik Nilsen during “Jeff Koons” at Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills, April 27 – August 18, 2017   #JeffKoons #GazingBall #contemporaryart #art #artist

“Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)” is a large sculpture from my Antiquity series. Farnese Hercules was originally made in the 4th century BC. A Roman copy was made in the early 4th century AD and found in 1546 in Rome.  “Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)” was realized in plaster made from a mold of the Roman copy. I placed a blue glass gazing ball on Hercules’s shoulder to affirm the viewer and the sculpture. The ball and its reflection for me ends up representing absolutely everything that is and can be, all at once.   “Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)” (2013) plaster and glass, 128 1/2 x 67 x 48 5/8 inches, 326.4 x 170.2 x 123.5 cm © Jeff Koons Edition of 3 plus 1 AP. Installation photos by Fredrik Nilsen during “Jeff Koons” at Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills, April 27 – August 18, 2017   #JeffKoons #GazingBall #contemporaryart #art #artist

This image comes from a photo that I shot of the actress Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page for The New York Times Magazine. Gretchen is an amazing actress, who starred in Mary Harron’s film The Notorious Bettie Page. I used an inflatable lobster to represent both masculine and feminine qualities of the internal and external world. I made a print edition of the image with a hand drawing of The Origin of the World on top in silver.    “Girl with Lobster” Portfolio by Jeff Koons (2006) © Jeff Koons #jeffkoons #GirlwithLobster #GretchenMol #BettiePage #photograph #printedition #TheNotoriousBettiePage #MaryHarron #TheNewYorkTimes #TheNewYorkTimesMagazine #lobster #art #readymade #artist #surrealism #popart #contemporaryart #popculture #drawing #gesture #Courbet #GustaveCourbet #TheOriginoftheWorld #Duchamp #MarcelDuchamp #Dalí #SalvadorDali #HCWestermann #Westermann #Popeye

“Gazing Ball (da Vinci Mona Lisa)” (2015) is in harmony referencing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” (c.1503-06) and all the other artists who have paid homage, including Marcel Duchamp’s “LHOOQ” (1919) and Andy Warhol’s “Mona Lisa” (1963).   Images: 1) “Gazing Ball (da Vinci Mona Lisa)” (2015) oil on canvas, glass, and aluminum, 68 7/16 x 45 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches, 173.8 x 115.6 x 37.5 cm © Jeff Koons, Photo: Tom Powel Imaging; 2) Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia, “Marcel Duchamp, 1919, L.H.O.O.Q.), originally published in 391, n. 12, March 1920,” Courtesy Wikipedia/Coldcreation 3) Photo: © 2011 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado   #jeffkoons #leonardodavinci #davinci #marcelduchamp #francispicabia #andywarhol #gazingballdavincimonalisa #monalisa #gazingball #blue #art #painting #contemporaryart #Louvre #warhol #dali #duchamp #LHOOQ #TheBroad @TheBroad

What an honor to have been in the ring with Muhammad Ali. Miami, December 2003. Celebrating the GOAT.   Images 1) Muhammad Ali and I in the ring. 2) Radical Champs special edition 3) A drawing by Muhammad Ali that he created for me when signing the GOAT book together for Taschen Books.   #JeffKoons #MuhammadAli #MuhammadAliDrawing #GOAT #2003 #Miami #RadialChamps #boxing #champ #thegreatestofalltime #Taschen #dolphin #tire #stool #pooltoy #inflatable #book #sculpture #drawing #landscape #art #contemporaryart #boxingring @TASCHEN

The “Art Magazine Ads” announcing the three gallery exhibition of the Banality series in 1988. One of the manifestos of the exhibition.   Advertisement by Koons published in Art in America, November 1988 Advertisement by Koons published in Flash Art, no.143, November/December 1988 Advertisement by Koons published in Artforum, November 1988 Advertisement by Koons published in Arts, November 1988   #jeffkoons #artmagazineads #banality #koons #1988 #GregGorman #sonnabend #galeriemaxhetzler #donaldyoung #artinamerica @artinamerica artforum @artforum #flashart @flashartmagazine #arts #artsmagazine #photograph #portrait #contemporaryart #art #artist #magazine #ad #advertisement #manifesto #newyork #cologne #chicago

“Hulk (Friends),” to me, seems to be about friendship.   “Hulk (Friends)” (2004-2012) polychromed bronze, 71 1/4 x 48 1/2 x 26 inches, 181 x 123.2 x 66 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 AP © Jeff Koons, Photo: Marc Domage/Courtesy Almine Rech Gallery #jeffkoons #hulk #friends #friendship #bronze #art #inflatables #sculpture #contemporaryart #mythic #HulkFriends #elvis #guardiangod #animals #animated

“Hanging Heart (Red/Gold)” installed in the Queen’s Staircase in Versailles. Hanging Heart is from the Celebration series, the series as a whole represents the cyclical time of a year and different images or sculptures could represent a celebrated part of the cycle such as birthdays, anniversaries, or Valentine’s Days. The work also to me references the essence of humanity and romance.   “Hanging Heart (Red/Gold)” (1994–2006), mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, 114 5/8 x 110 1/4 x 40 inches, 291 x 280 x 101.5 cm, plus ribbon at variable length © Jeff Koons, Photos by Laurent Lecat. Château de Versailles, Versailles, France [October 9, 2008 – April 1, 2009]   #JeffKoons #Celebration #HangingHeart #heart #reflection #sculpture #mirror #stainlesssteel #celebrate #contemporaryart #artist #art #red #anniversary #ChateaudeVersailles #Versailles #versaillespalace #France #QueensStaircase #MarbleStaircase #humanity #romance #king #queen @CVersailles

Today, the studio is posting to wish Jeff a very Happy 70th Birthday! Jeff has been part of our artistic culture over the last fifty years! It is hard to think of the world today without a Balloon Dog, Rabbit, Puppy, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, an Equilibrium Tank, or Play-Doh. We want to wish him the happiest of birthdays!   #jeffkoons #happybirthday #1955 #january #cake #balloon #dolphin #sun #70 #70thbirthday #aquarius #celebration #birthday #bornonthisday #artist #balloons #contemporaryart #pennsylvania #newyork

“Pink Panther” is from the Banality series. The material and color make the work very sensual and playful, with desire and seduction always close by.  “Pink Panther” (1988) porcelain, 41 x 20 1/2 x 19 inches, 104.1 x 52.1 x 48.3 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 AP © Jeff Koons #JeffKoons #PinkPanther #Banality #art #sculpture #porcelain #1988 #contemporaryart #MoMA #HenryMancini #MCAChicago @mcachicago @MuseumModernArt

“Tulips” like all my balloon sculptures, for me, reference our internal body organs. Even though they have the appearance of a party balloon, at the same time, they can be viewed as an internal organ membrane.     “Tulips” (1995-2004) mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, 80 x 180 x 205 inches, 203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm, one of five unique versions © Jeff Koons Exhibition view. The Broad Contemporary Art Museum at Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Inaugural Installation. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, February 16 - September 30, 2008, Photos: 2008 Museum Associates/LACMA   #JeffKoons #Tulips #LACMA #TheBroad #sculpture #balloons #bouquet #tulips #stainlesssteel #artist #art #contemporaryart

“Metallic Venus” emphasizes fertility and sexuality through the use of life energy itself, in implementing a flowering plant.   “Metallic Venus” (2010-2012) mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating and live flowering plants, 100 x 52 x 40 inches, 254 x 132.1 x 101.6 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 AP © Jeff Koons, Photo: Robert McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian   #JeffKoons #MetallicVenus #Venus #sculpture #steel #stainlesssteel #contemporaryart #art #artist #antiquity #largescalesculpture #beauty #flowers #fertility #affirmation #petunia

“Lobster” shown in Mucem in Marseille, France, the acrobatic quality of the Lobster was visually emphasized in full-view.   “Lobster” (2007-2012) mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, 57 7/8 x 37 x 18 7/8 inches, 147 x 94 x 47.9 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 AP © Jeff Koons, Photos by Laurent Lecat. Marseille, Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, Jeff Koons Mucem: Works from the Pinault Collection, May 19 - October 18, 2021. Mucem Scenography by Pascal Rodriguez.   #jeffkoons #lobster #sculpture #Popeye #acrobat #art #contemporaryart #stainlesssteel #inflatable #red #Mucem #PinaultCollection

My First Inflatables! “I Told You Once, I Told you Twice” from 1977. I placed the inflatable elephant and the inflatable panda bear on either side of a table holding one of my paintings. It was a breakthrough piece.   “I Told You Once, I Told You Twice” (1977) mixed media including vinyl, acrylic paint, porcelain, fabric, and foil, 36 x 38 x 16 inches, 91.4 x 96.5 x 40.6 cm Photo: © Jeff Koons #jeffkoons #inflatables #newyorkcity #newyork #elephant #panda #inflatable #painting #sculpture #1977 #flower #newyorkdolls

Hi! “Winter Bears” is a wooden sculpture which was created in 1988 as part of the Banality series. As a couple they are holding a heart, which could represent anything from the Sacred Heart of Jesus to a Paul McCartney love song.   “Winter Bears” (1988) polychromed wood, 48 x 44 x 15 1/2 inches, 121.9 x 111.8 x 39.4 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 AP © Jeff Koons #jeffkoons #winterbears #banality #sculpture #wood #art #ArtistRooms #tate #tatecollection #nationalgalleriesofScotland #1988 #sacredheart #contemporaryart

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!     “Party Hat” (1995-1997) oil on canvas, 114 3/8 x 127 5/8 inches 290.5 x 324.2 cm © Jeff Koons   #JeffKoons #PartyHat #HappyNewYear #2025 #Celebration #celebrate #contemporaryart #artist #art #painting #oilpainting #newyear

“Cat on a Clothesline (Aqua)” (1994-2001) is a polyethylene sculpture from the Celebration series. Even though it may seem like a mundane image, you can fine parallel meanings within the image.   “Cat on a Clothesline (Aqua)” (1994-2001) Polyethylene, 123 x 110 x 50 inches, 312.4 x 279.4 x 127 cm, one of five unique versions © Jeff Koons Photos: 1) Courtesy Fondation Beyeler, on view during “Jeff Koons,” May 13 – October 2, 2012. 2) Detail. Photo by Ronald Amstutz, Courtesy The Whitney Museum of American Art on view during “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective,” June 27 – October 19, 2014   #JeffKoons #CatonaClothesline #Celebrate #Celebration #cat #sock #polyethylene #sculpture #contemporaryart #artist #art

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! “Gazing Ball (Snowman)” (2013) plaster and glass, 90 1/4 x 56 x 44 1/2 inches, 229.2 x 142.2 x 113 cm, Edition of 3 plus AP © Jeff Koons #jeffkoons #merrychristmas #gazingball #snowman #gazingballsnowman #christmas #sculpture #plaster #glass #blue #holiday

“Elephant” on view with the paintings “Lips” and “Sandwiches” from the Easyfun-Ethereal series during “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective” @whitneymuseum   The artworks are layered with references from everyday life, contemporary culture back through art history. You can find references to Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Lee Miller, John Baldessari, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, and Leonardo da Vinci, not to mention Bernini’s Elephant.  Elephant also displays its balance of the masculine and feminine. Photos by Ronald Amstutz, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York: 1) Lips, 2000, oil on canvas, 120 x 168 inches, 304.8 x 426.7 cm with Elephant, 2003, mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, 36 1/2 x 29 x 19 inches, 92.7 x 73.7 x 48.3 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 AP 2) Sandwiches, 2000, oil on canvas, 120 x 168 inches, 304.8 x 426.7 cm with Lips and Elephant   #jeffkoons #lips #sandwiches #painting #elephant #sculpture #stainlesssteel #art #contemporaryart #landscape #artist #oilpainting #muses #icons #arthistory #whitney #whitneymuseum #exhibition #retrospective