Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Dr. J Silver Series), 1985

glass, steel, sodium chloride reagent, distilled water, and three basketballs
60 1/2 x 48 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches 
153.7 x 123.8 x 33.7 cm 
Edition of 2
© Jeff Koons
1985


Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Dr. J Silver Series)

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Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Dr. J Silver Series), 1985

glass, steel, sodium chloride reagent, distilled water, and three basketballs
60 1/2 x 48 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches 
153.7 x 123.8 x 33.7 cm 
Edition of 2
© Jeff Koons
1985

EXHIBITED: 

Before Tomorrow – Astrup Fearnley Museet 30 Years, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo [June 22 – October 8, 2023]

Jeff Koons: Lost in America, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Doha, Qatar [November 21, 2021 - March 31, 2022]

Jeff Koons: Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection. Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway [September 28 - November 29, 2018] (Edition 1)

Heaven and Earth: Alexander Calder and Jeff Koons. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois [October 21, 2017 - December 16, 2018]

The Natural Order of Things. Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico [March 11 - May 8, 2016]

Jeff Koons: A Retrospective. The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France [November 26, 2014 - April 27, 2015] (Edition 2)

 Jeff Koons: A Retrospective. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York [June 27 - October 19, 2014] (Edition 2)

In the Name of the Artists: Contemporary American Art from the Astrup Fearnley Collection. Bienal Pavillion, São Paulo, Brazil [September 30 - December 4, 2011] (Edition 1)

Pandora's Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the MCA Collection. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois [June 18 - October 16, 2011] (Edition 2)

Jeff Koons. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois [May 31 – September 21, 2008] (Edition 2)

 

LITERATURE: 

Champion, Julie and Nicolas Liucci-Goutnikov. Jeff Koons: La Retrospective: The Portfolio of the Exhibition. France: Centre Pompidou, 2014, p. 41.

Saatchi Gallery. Post Pop: East meets West. Exh. cat., United Kingdom: CentreInvest UK Ltd., 2014, p. 150.

Moderna Museet. Sculpture After Sculpture: Fritsch/Koons/Ray. Exh. cat., Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2014, [Texts by Jack Bankowsky, Thomas E. Crow, Nicholas Cullinan, Made Great, conversation between Michael Fried, Isabelle Graw, Michelle Kuo, Charles Ray, Scott Rothkopf], p. 67.

Blissett, Luther. “Les obsessions majeures de Koons.” Beaux Arts Magazine December 2014, p. 28.

Polsinelli, Michael and Sasha Burkhanova. “The Words.” Garage Magazine Fall/Winter 2014, p. 92.

Naumann, Francis M. Jeff Koons: New Paintings. Gagosian Gallery, New York: Base Design, 2010, p. 4, illustrated in color.

Bader, Graham. "Jeff Koons: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago." Artforum September 2008, p. 451, illustrated in color.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Collection Vision. Chicago, 1996, p. 83, illustrated.

Tate Report, Tate Gallery Biennial Report, London 1994-96, p. 35, illustrated.

Jorg-Uwe, Albig. "Jeff Koons, ein Prophet der inneren Leere." Art December 1992, p. 54, illustrated.