Artist
Jeff Koons is one of the most prominent artists working today. He is known for transforming everyday images and objects into works of art that engage the viewer. For over four decades, he has created works of art that explore themes of self-acceptance, empowerment and transcendence.
He was born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1955. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1976. He lives and works in New York City.
Since his first solo exhibition in 1980, his work has been shown in major galleries and institutions throughout the world. He is widely known for his iconic sculptures “Rabbit” and “Balloon Dog” sculptures, as well as his monumental floral “Puppy.” His work was the subject of a major exhibition, “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective,” organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2014, which traveled to the Centre Pompidou Paris and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Recent exhibitions include “Jeff Koons. Shine” at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence; “Jeff Koons: Lost in America” at Qatar Museums Gallery, Al Riwaq in Doha; and “Jeff Koons: Apollo” at the Slaughterhouse, a DESTE Foundation Project Space, in Hydra, Greece.
