![]() ![]() Each work is made from precision-engineered, mirror-polished, stainless steel and finished with a translucent coating of either blue, magenta, orange, red, or yellow. There are five of Jeff Koons’s Balloon Dogs. The 2021 piece was entitled Balloon Dog (Blue) and valued at around 42,000, according to an email from Bel-Air Fine Art. Photograph by Daniel Deme/EPA via Twitter. Jeff Koons 91M Rabbit sculpture sets new auction record. Jeff Koons poses with Rabbit, 2009, Tate Modern, London, UK. Koons beat his record in 2019, selling his stainless steel Rabbit for $91.1 million at another Christie’s auction. On November 12, 2013, Koons’s Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for $58.4 million (above its high $55 million estimate). His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least one world record auction price for a work by a living artist. Photograph by Don Emmert/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images via The New York Times. Record-breaking art: Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dogs and their million-dollar price tags Koons’s Balloon Dog (Orange) on display at Christie’s, 2013, New York, NY, USA. ![]() Jeff Koons’ most iconic works are his balloon dogs. A self-proclaimed “idea man,” Koons hires artisans and technicians to make the actual works. His work explores contemporary obsessions with sex and desire, race, gender, celebrities, media, commerce, and fame. 1955) is an artist who blends the themes and methods of Pop, Conceptual, and appropriation art with craft-making and popular culture to create his unique iconography that is often controversial and always engaging. Photograph by Agencia El Universal via The Market Herald. Exploring the intersection of pop culture and contemporary art: the iconic works of Jeff Koons Jeff Koons with his Balloon Dog, Mexico City, Mexico. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of Jeff Koons and explore his iconic balloon dogs. Made from precision-engineered, mirror-polished, stainless steel and finished with a translucent coating, these sculptures come in a variety of colors and have sold for record-breaking prices at auctions. While he has created many iconic works throughout his career, his balloon dogs have become a symbol of pop culture and garnered significant attention from both art collectors and the general public. Koons is a controversial figure in the contemporary art world, known for his unique blend of pop culture, conceptual art, and craft-making. What do Jeff Koons, Jay Z, Christie’s, and clowns have in common? Balloon dogs. ![]()
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