by DYS — Monday, May 26th, 2008 at 2:36 am
in Apparel and tagged with Exhibition, Jeff Koons, Museum, The Met museum
As promised, here’s the other exhibition that I mentioned on my last post at the Met museum. It’s an eye-catching installation of Jeff Koons, which probably doesn’t seem to be related to fashion nor beauty. But, since his works are mostly inspired from consumerism and materialism where fashion and beauty also belong to ;d … so I figure they do share a connection! After all, art, beauty and fashion are somewhat inspired and influenced one another =)
Koons (born 1955) is an American artist whose art is inspired by everyday world surrounding him, from ads, vacuum cleaners, cartoon characters, collectibles and plastic toys. Quoting from the Met website, “Koons’s works explore contemporary obsessions with sexuality and desire, race and gender, celebrity, commerce and the media. His choice of objects and images forcefully addresses the impact of class, power, materialism, and consumerism in today’s contemporary life. His works are influenced by Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades.” I was blown away by his sculptures, some of them look like soft air balloons, but instead, they were real hard metal sculptures! The curves and pleats on the Sacred Heart (the red heart-shaped gift) are totally flawless and definitely breathtaking! Learn more about Jeff Koons on the Roof here and click below to see more pictures of this installation.
Jeff Koons on the Roof, April 22 – October 26, 2008, at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Source: metmuseum.org Photos by ZA.
Balloon Dog (Yellow) (1994–2000) : High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating, the Steven and Alexandra Cohen collection
Sacred Heart (Red/Gold) (1994-2007): High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating, the Steven and Alexandra Cohen collection
Coloring Book (1997-2005) : High cronium stainless stell with transparent color coating, Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la création
Source: metmuseum.org Photos by ZA.
DYS, thanks for sharing yaa
yang sacred heart nya keren banget yaa…ama yang coloring book nya. keren2 deehh!! 
balloon dog nya lucuuuuuuuuu~
honestly, i’m the kind of person who always struggle to understand the meanings behind installation art..
but as far as to please the eyes… from the pics posted, they sure do look FUN & cute to look at!! love the colours, love the shapes, love the reflection on the chosen materials.
btw, are there only 3 pieces in total? he should’ve done MOOOREEEEE!! hihihihihi…
mir@cle & ngelzz: iya gw gemesss banget bentuknya lucu..dulu seblm liat langsung gw sempet mikir ini pasti balon deh apalg liat yg installation yg balloon dog kuning itu.. or at least teksturnya soft, tapi ternyata solid metal keras abis ! ck ck.. buatnya ribet banget pasti.
loucee: haha lus, lo kira gw jg ngerti gitchu ;p eike kalo ke museum picky banget, yg gw tertarik bakalan lama deh gw santronin kalo ga menarik or gw nya gak ngerti2 juga, yah lewats deh…. ini jadi sering ke museum krn cowo gw demen bgt gambar2x di sana.. mentok2 gw bakal hang out di souvenir store nya atau cafetaria nya hehe ;d
tp emang yg ini menarik mana cuacanya lg bagus, ada open bar nya jd seneng hang out di sana hehe ;d ..dan ga dilarang moto2.. iya si koons cm nampilin 3 aja.. kurang ya haha ;d tp ternyata dia buat satu aja bertahun2x neik jadinya…
iya niy lg byk art installation di sini, memasuki summer cuaca uda mulai enak.. ga di museum aja, salah satunya ada instalasi hello kitty dan temen2 nya (sanrio gank) geda bangets..
Typical Jeff Koons..warna warni.
I just sold my only Illy cappuccino cups by Jeff Koons few days a go. Mungkin karena adanya instalation art ini
Kok gw malah keinget sama Koons agen mobil itu ya?
tari: wah kece bener Illy cups nya pasti.. di sini produk Illy mayan mahal2 jg dan dijual di toko khusus bangets
dun-dan: hehe gw br tau malah itu nama agen mobil jg.. ;P taunya geico eh itu siy insurance company ;d duh, gak nyambung
DYS thanks for the article!
bikin sirik aja deh bisa liat banyak eksibisi yang keren2.
eksplorasi materinya keren ya..meski gw jg ga ngerti maksud aslinya apa haha
Aduh yg balloon dog itu kayak yg di Venice 2 th lalu.. ternyata muter yah pamerannya Jeff Koon..
Thank DYS, great one