Koons (Basic Art)

Koons (Basic Art)

<div id="description_text_headlines" class="margin-bottom"><strong>Art inflation: The king of blow-ups, puppies, and pop</strong></div> <div class="margin-bottom"> </div> <div class="description_text"> <div id="description_text" class="margin-bottom">The creations of <strong>Jeff Koons</strong> (born 1955) are at once immediately accessible and eloquently art historical. From basketball tanks to flower puppies, his instantly recognizable work frolics with <strong>banal imagery</strong> as much as it integrates cultural references such as <strong>Surrealism</strong> and <strong>Pop Art.</strong><br /><br />Koons’ art revels in visual pleasure, but also in the power to affront. He has made his name as much for <strong>stainless-steel rabbits</strong> as he has with his <strong>sinister sculpture of Michael Jackson</strong>, or his sexually explicit photographic series with then-wife Cicciolina. The result is <strong>mega-artist status.</strong> An <strong>indisputable king of contemporary visual culture,</strong> Koons is lauded by collectors, institutions, and the public alike.<br /><br />With landmark works and concise texts by Katy Siegel, Hans Werner Holzwarth, and Eckhard Schneider, this book offers the <strong>complete Koons at a glance</strong>, introducing an art world giant from his early inflatable flowers through to today.</div> <div class="margin-bottom"> </div> <div id="series_text" class="margin-bottom"><strong>About the Series:</strong><br />Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features: <ul> <li>a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance</li> <li>a concise biography</li> <li>approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions</li> </ul> </div> </div>