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1 Post-Modernism: Jeff Koons
By Olivia Smith

2 Biography Name: Jeffery “Jeff” Koons Age: 61
Born: Jan 21st 1955 York, Pennsylvania Currently lives in New York City, NY

3 Biography (part 2) Attended the Maryland Institute College of Art to earn his B.F.A Later transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran college of art in Washington DC to complete his honorary doctorates First solo Exhibition was in 1980 Has recently done exhibitions in Florence, Italy & Vienna, Austria Interesting fact: art piece Balloon Dog can be seen in the movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

4 Art Work Favours mixed media to create his art work
Uses everyday objects to create pieces Installations tend to be large in scale Pieces tend to focus on consumerism and the human experience (ex. Pleasure)

5 Puppy Made of stainless steel, wood, Soil, geotextile fabric, and live plants Irrigation system is installed inside of art work to keep plants alive Dimensions of X centimeters Has permeant installations in Bilbao, Spain and Greenwich, Connecticut Jeff Koons. Puppy. Installation. Schloss Arolsen, Germany. 1992

6 Other Works By Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons. Balloon Dog (blue). Mirror polished stainless steel with transparent colour coating. Los Angeles, California

7 Other Works Cont’d Jeff Koons. Caterpillar Ladder. Installation. Polychromed aluminum, aluminum and plastic. 2003 Jeff Koons. Gazing Ball (Mail boxes). Sculpture. Glass and plaster

8 Works Cited Art21. (2001). Jeff Koons. Retrieved from Biography.com Editors. (06/10/2016). Jeff Koons Biography. Retrieved from Fanning, C. (2011). Portrait of Jeff Koons. [Photograph]. Retrieved from Koons, J. ( ). Balloon Dog (blue). (Mirror polished stainless steel with transparent color coating). [Installation]. Retrieved from Koons, J. (2003). Caterpillar Ladder. (Polychromed aluminum, aluminum, plastic). [installation]. Retrievedfromhttp:// Koons, J. (2013). Gazing Ball [Mailboxes]. (Plaster and glass). [Installation]. Retrieved from Koons, J. (2016). Jeff Koons. [photograph]. Retrieved from Koons, J. (1994). Puppy. (Stainless steel, wood, soil, geotextile fabric, live flowers). [Installation]. Retrieved from Ramlow, T. (1999). Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian. [May 22,2009]. Retrieved from


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