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The Collection of Antonio Homem Sonnabend
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Kangaroo (Red)
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Kangaroo (Red)
crystal glass, mirrored glass, carbon fiber, foam, colored plastic interlayer and stainless steel
92 x 59 x 1 ½ in. (233.7 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm.)
Executed in 1999. This work is one of four uniquely colored versions (Orange, Red, Blue and Dark Pink).
Kangaroo (Red)
crystal glass, mirrored glass, carbon fiber, foam, colored plastic interlayer and stainless steel
92 x 59 x 1 ½ in. (233.7 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm.)
Executed in 1999. This work is one of four uniquely colored versions (Orange, Red, Blue and Dark Pink).
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the late owner
Literature
J. Koons, "Jeff Koons Artfolio," New York Contemporary Art Report II, no. 5, May-June 1999, p. 98 (source material illustrated).
Jeff Koons: A Millennium Celebration - Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, 1979-1999, exh. cat., Athens, Deste Foundation, 1999, p. 46 (illustrated on the back cover).
R. Smith, “Review: Jeff Koons – ‘Easyfun’,” The New York Times, 17 Deceber 2000, n.p. (Orange example illustrated).
P. Grzonka, "Puppy is Back," Profil, July 2001, p. 112 (Red and Orange examples illustrated).
M. Pandos, "Monument to Fashion," Vogue (Greece), no. 61, May 2005, pp. 202-203 (Blue example illustrated).
H.W. Holzwarth, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2007, p. 447 (Blue example illustrated).
E. Lequeux "Self made mythe," Jeff Koons: Versailles, Paris, 2008, (illustrated on the back cover).
K. Brooks, “Jeff Koons - An Artist, Wrapped In A Mystery, Inside Shiny Stainless Steel,” HuffingtonPost, 27 June 2014, digital (Orange example illustrated in situ).
T. Simpson, “King of Pop: 35 years of Jeff Koons art-in-pictures,” The Guardian, 25 June 2014, digital (illustrated).
S. Murg, "Jeff Koons' Technicolor takeover of the Whitney Museum," Wallpaper, 26 June 2014, digital (illustrated).
J. Kim, "A Magician of Creation and Destruction," Art in Asia, August 2014, n.p. (another example illustrated).
"Jeff Koons: High art or plain extravagance?," Al Jazeera, 22 August 2015, 0:31, (video; illustrated in situ).
M. Gioni and N. Bell, Jeff Koons: 2000 Words, Athens, 2019, pp. 98-99 and 125 (Blue example illustrated).
An Album: Lietta & Dakis Joannou, Home Installations 1998-2019, Athens, 2019, pp. 44-45, 62, 100, 108-109, 133 and 157 (Blue example illustrated).
D. Cimorelli, illy Art Collection, 30 Years of Beauty, Milan, 2022, pp. 112-113, 160-161 (detail of Orange example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: A Millennium Celebration - Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, 1979-1999, exh. cat., Athens, Deste Foundation, 1999, p. 46 (illustrated on the back cover).
R. Smith, “Review: Jeff Koons – ‘Easyfun’,” The New York Times, 17 Deceber 2000, n.p. (Orange example illustrated).
P. Grzonka, "Puppy is Back," Profil, July 2001, p. 112 (Red and Orange examples illustrated).
M. Pandos, "Monument to Fashion," Vogue (Greece), no. 61, May 2005, pp. 202-203 (Blue example illustrated).
H.W. Holzwarth, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2007, p. 447 (Blue example illustrated).
E. Lequeux "Self made mythe," Jeff Koons: Versailles, Paris, 2008, (illustrated on the back cover).
K. Brooks, “Jeff Koons - An Artist, Wrapped In A Mystery, Inside Shiny Stainless Steel,” HuffingtonPost, 27 June 2014, digital (Orange example illustrated in situ).
T. Simpson, “King of Pop: 35 years of Jeff Koons art-in-pictures,” The Guardian, 25 June 2014, digital (illustrated).
S. Murg, "Jeff Koons' Technicolor takeover of the Whitney Museum," Wallpaper, 26 June 2014, digital (illustrated).
J. Kim, "A Magician of Creation and Destruction," Art in Asia, August 2014, n.p. (another example illustrated).
"Jeff Koons: High art or plain extravagance?," Al Jazeera, 22 August 2015, 0:31, (video; illustrated in situ).
M. Gioni and N. Bell, Jeff Koons: 2000 Words, Athens, 2019, pp. 98-99 and 125 (Blue example illustrated).
An Album: Lietta & Dakis Joannou, Home Installations 1998-2019, Athens, 2019, pp. 44-45, 62, 100, 108-109, 133 and 157 (Blue example illustrated).
D. Cimorelli, illy Art Collection, 30 Years of Beauty, Milan, 2022, pp. 112-113, 160-161 (detail of Orange example illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Easyfun, November 1999-February 2000 (Orange example exhibited).
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Jeff Koons, July-September 2001, pp. 11, 43, 72, 82 and 110 (Orange example illustrated and illustrated in situ).
Cyprus, The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Forever. Shortcuts: Works form the Dakis Joannou Collection, November 2001-March 2002, p. 63 (Blue example exhibited and illustrated).
Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Jeff Koons, June-September 2003, p. 113 (Blue example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens, DESTE Foundation Center for Contemporary Art, Monument to Now, June-December 2004, p. 235 (Blue example exhibited and illustrated).
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Jeff Koons, May-September 2008, pp. 90-91 and 115 (Orange example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne and Guggenheim Bilbao, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, June 2014-September 2015, pp. 159, 161 and 288 (Whitney Museum; illustrated and illustrated in situ); p. 169, fig. 7 (Centre Pompidou; illustrated); p. 173, fig. 7 (Guggenheim Bilbao; illustrated).
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Jeff Koons, July-September 2001, pp. 11, 43, 72, 82 and 110 (Orange example illustrated and illustrated in situ).
Cyprus, The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Forever. Shortcuts: Works form the Dakis Joannou Collection, November 2001-March 2002, p. 63 (Blue example exhibited and illustrated).
Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Jeff Koons, June-September 2003, p. 113 (Blue example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens, DESTE Foundation Center for Contemporary Art, Monument to Now, June-December 2004, p. 235 (Blue example exhibited and illustrated).
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Jeff Koons, May-September 2008, pp. 90-91 and 115 (Orange example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne and Guggenheim Bilbao, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, June 2014-September 2015, pp. 159, 161 and 288 (Whitney Museum; illustrated and illustrated in situ); p. 169, fig. 7 (Centre Pompidou; illustrated); p. 173, fig. 7 (Guggenheim Bilbao; illustrated).
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Michael Baptist
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