PROJECTS

ARTPOP – Lady Gaga Album cover
2013

Koons designed Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP album cover and exhibited artwork at Gaga’s artRAVE in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

  • Aylin Zafar, "Every Cultural Reference You Probably Didn’t Catch In Lady Gaga’s New Video," Buzzfeed, August 23, 2013

    Jerry Saltz, "Saltz on Lady Gaga’s Jeff Koons Album Cover," New York Magazine (October 7, 2013) (color ill., ARTPOP album cover)

    Jamie Wetherbe, "Lady Gaga unveils Jeff Koons-designed 'Artpop' album art," Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2014 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover)

    Zack O'Malley Greenburg, "Lady Gaga's ARTPOP Pop-Up Store: Art or Commerce?" Forbes, November 11, 2013 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/11/11/lady-‐gagas-‐artpop-‐pop-‐up-‐store-‐art-‐or-‐commerce/

    Carl Swanson, "Lady Gaga’s Art Rave — a Pop Artist in Search of Something Bigger," New York Magazine (November 11, 2013) (color ill., ARTRAVE installation) http://www.vulture.com/2013/11/lady-‐gaga-‐art-‐pop.html

    Deborah Vankin, "John Waters and Jeff Koons, the new odd couple," Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2014 (color ill., John Waters in conversation with Jeff Koons at the Orpheum Theatre for the Broad museum's "UnPrivate Collection" lecture series, Photo: Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)

    "The King of Kitsch: Jeff Koons," (Text in Korean) Trans Trend Magazine, Summer 2014 (color ill. p. 10, ARTPOP album cover)

    Eva Karcher and Martin Knobbe, "Knobbe_Jeder intelligente Mensch ist ein Dilettant," (Text in German) Stern 3 (Germany), no. 28 (July 3, 2014), p. 105, (color ill. p. 106)

    Manami Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," (Text in Japanese) Art Techo (Japan) 66, no. 1012 (October 2014) (color ill. p. 75)

    Pascale Mollard-Chenebenoit, "Jeff Koons Had A Crushing Realization On His First Day Of Art School," Business Insider, November 25, 2014

    Judicaël Lavrador, "Jeff Koons Génie ou Imposteur," (Text in French) Beaux Arts éditions, November 2014, p. 140

    Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014), p. 210 (color ill. p. 210, fig. 5)

    Bernard Blistène, Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (New York and Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2014) p. 218 (color ill. p. 218, fig. 5)

    Floraine Herrero, Art et Musique (Paris: Éditions Palette, 2014), pp. 34-35 (color ill. p. 35, ARTPOP album cover)

    Florelle Guillaume, "Huit personnages au coeur de la galaxie Koons," (Text in French) Beaux Arts/TTM éditions (Paris), 2014 (color ill. p. 14, detail of ARTPOP album cover)

    Francesco Bonami, Jeff Koons: Gazing Ball, ed. Louise Sorensen, exh. cat. (New York: David Zwirner, 2014), p. 7 2014 (color ill. p. 7, ARTPOP album cover)

    Jeff Koons and Norman Rosenthal, Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal (London: Thames & Hudson, 2014), pp. 263, 265 (color ill. p. 264)

    Jeff Koons and Norman Rosenthal, Jeff Koons: Entretiens avec Norman Rosenthal (London: Flammarion, 2014), pp. 263, 265 (color ill. p. 264)

    Marzio Fatucchi, "Ma per uno strappo vero ci avrei messo Lady Gaga," Corriere Fiorentino, September 26, 2015 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover)

    Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (Bilbao: Guggenheim Bilbao, Companhia Empreendimento Sabara, 2015), p. 222 (color ill. p. 222, fig. 5)

    Hans Werner Holzwarth, ed., Koons (Cologne: Taschen, 2015), p. 95 (color ill. p. 95)

    Terrhistoire Tome 1 (France: Erasme, 2015) (color ill. p. 159, Lady Gaga ARTPOP sculpture by Jeff Koons; color ill. p. 189, ARTPOP album cover)

    Thomas R. Hoffman, Botticelli Forever: Wiedergeburt in der Moderne (Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Gesellschaft für Verlagsgeschäfte GmbH & Co. KG, 2015) (color ill. p. 6, ARTPOP album cover)

    Tabish Khan, "Review: Botticelli Reimagined with Hermaphrodites at the V&A," Londonist, March 3, 2016 

    Celina Chatruc, "Jeff Koons: "Los juicios alienan y segregan; todo es perfecto tal cual es"," La Nación (Argentina), April 15, 2016, online

    Rachel Corbett, "Jeff Koons On Lady Gaga, His First Job in New York, and Dangling Steam Engines at the High Line," Blouin Artinfo, April 21, 2016 http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1384655/jeff-koons-on-lady-gaga-his-first-job-in-new-york-and

    The Rake's progress: last week in gossip," Apollo Magazine, April 24, 2016 

    Rain Embuscado, "Who Said This - Lady Gaga or Jeff Koons?" Artnet News, May 17, 2016 

    Emily King, "The Name's Boticelli...Sandro Boticelli," V&A Magazine, Spring 2016 (color ill. p. 45, ARTPOP album cover)

    Botticelli Reimagined, eds. Mark Evans and Stefan Weppelmann (London: V&A Publishing, 2016), p. 117 (color ill p. 117, ARTPOP album cover)

    "Art goes pop: 10 unforgettable album covers by renowned visual artists," CNN Style, April 27, 2017 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover)

    An Kyung and Jessica Cerasi, Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art (United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 2017), p. 80 

    Grace Banks, Play With Me: Dolls, Women, Art (London: Laurence King Publishing, 2017), pp. 16, 38-39 (color ill. pp. 38-39,  ARTPOP album cover)

    Lolita Mang, "Quand l'art s'invite sur les pochettes d’albums," Numéro (France), May 11, 2020 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover)

    Lauren O'Nell, "‘ARTPOP’ Is Good, Actually," Vice, November 6, 2020 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a88y/lady-gaga-artpop-anniversary-retrospective-2020 

    Imi, "50-plus-year-long relationship between pop music and fine art," The Dong-A Libo (Korea), February 7, 2020 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) http://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20200207/1972320/1/50-plus-year-long-relationship-between-pop-music-and-fine-art 

    Christopher Panella, "Revisiting Gaga’s ‘ARTPOP’ 7 years later, with ‘Chromatica’ in mind," The Tufts Daily, November 13, 2020 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2020/11/13/revisiting-gagas-artpop-7-years-later-with-chromatica-in-mind/

    Anaztasia Hamamtzoglou, "10 πράγματα που δεν γνωρίζαμε για τον Jeff Koons," Monopoli (Greece), January 9, 2021  (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.monopoli.gr/2021/01/09/istories/art-culture-sub/444845/10-pragmata-pou-den-gnorizame-gia-ton-jeff-koons/

    Roger Friedman, Lady Gaga Fans Push 8 Year Old Album, “ArtPop” to Number 2 on iTunes, Singer Says: “Making this album was like heart surgery”," Showbiz 411, April 13, 2021 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.showbiz411.com/2021/04/13/lady-gaga-fans-push-8-year-old-album-artpop-to-number-2-on-itunes-singer-says-making-this-album-was-like-heart-surgery 

    Erica Campbell, "8 Albums With the Most Amazing Artwork," Architectural Digest, April 13, 2021 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/albums-with-the-most-amazing-artwork 

    Diego Mánquez A., "ARTPOP de Lady Gaga: ¿adelantado a su tiempo?," La Rata (Colombia), April 20, 2021 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.larata.cl/editorial/artpop-lady-gaga-adelantado-resena-comentario/ 

    Deborah Camañes, "Art on the covers," Diari de Tarragona (Spain), September 25, 2021 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.diaridetarragona.com/cultura-vida/Albumes-con-portadas-iconicas-20210925-0039.html 

    Benjamin Locoge, "Jeff Koons, La World Compagnie," Paris Match (France), n°3789 (December 16 - 22, 2021) p. 22 (color ill. p. 22, ARTPOP album cover) https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Art/Jeff-Koons-Les-objets-sont-mieux-prepares-que-nous-a-survivre-1776419 

    Jeff Koons. Shine, eds. Joachim Pissarro and Arturo Galansino, exh. cat. (Venice: Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Marsilio Editori S.p.A., 2021) (color ill. p. 182)

    "L’arte contemporanea ascolta la musica: la mostra al LACMA," Exibart (Italy), January 15, 2022 https://www.exibart.com/arte-contemporanea/larte-contemporanea-ascolta-la-musica-la-mostra-al-lacma/ 

    Sarah Douglas, "Interscope Pairs Today’s Top Artists with Storied Musicians for Ambitious Project," ARTnews, January 28, 2022 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/interscope-lacma-album-covers-jimmy-iovine-1234617193/ 

    "Arte a 33 giri: a Torino, una grande mostra per la storia delle cover d’artista," Exibart (Italy), April 13, 2022 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.exibart.com/mostre/arte-a-33-giri-a-torino-una-grande-mostra-per-la-storia-delle-cover-dartista/ 

    Tatjana Seel, "King of Kitsch," Monsieur, Summer 2022 (color ill. p. 32, ARTPOP album cover)

    Carson Minarik, "Lady Gaga's 'Artpop,' Misunderstood In Its Time, Foretold Pop's Future," MTV, January 19, 2023 (color ill., ARTPOP album cover) https://www.mtv.com/news/8rpvs5/lady-gaga-artpop-new-retro

    "Qui es-tu Apollon? De L'Antiquité à la culture Pop," ed. Tiphaine A. Besnard, Fabien Bievre-Perrin, Elise Cousin, Jonas Paretias (Oissel-Sur-Seine: Editions Octopus, 2023) (color ill. photo of Lady Gaga with gazing ball by Jeff Koons)

Baptism: A Project for Artforum
1987

Artforum published "Baptism: A Project for Artforum by Jeff Koons," a six-page spread for the November 1987 issue.

  • Jeff Koons, "Baptism," Artforum vol. 26, no. 3 (November 1987) https://www.artforum.com/features/baptism-a-project-for-artforum-by-jeff-koons-206398/

    John R. Lane (foreword), John Caldwell, Jim Lewis, Daniela Salvioni, and Brian Wallis, Eugenie Candau (exhibition history and bibliography), Jeff Koons: Retrospective SFMOMA, ed. Fronia W. Simpson, exh. cat. (San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1992), pp. 26, 27 (color ill. p. 26)

    Katy Siegel, "Jeff Koons talks to Katy Siegel," Artforum 41, no. 7 (March 2003)

    Stephanie Seymour, "Art Made in Heaven," Whitewall Magazine, Issue 7 (Fall 2007), cover, pp. 7-8, 18, 120-143 (color ill.)

    Räphael Bouvier, "The Baroque and the New: Jeff Koons and the Concept of Baptism," Baroque Tendencies in Contemporary Art, ed. Kelly Wacker (Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007), pp. 128-131 (ill. p. 128, detail)

    Max Hollein, Scott Rothkopf, Joachim Pissarro, Matthias Ulrich, and Jeff Fraiman, Jeff Koons: The Painter, eds. Matthias Ulrich, Vinzenz Brinkmann, Joachim Pissarro, and Max Hollein exh. cat. (Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2012), pp. 48, 50, 56, 69, 81 (color ill. pp. 50-51, fig. 2)

    Räphael Bouvier, Jeff Koons - Der Künstler Als Täufer (Munich: Wilhelm Fink, 2012) pp. 242-243

    Sam Keller, Dorothea Vischer, Raphael Bouvier, and Gunther Vogt, Jeff Koons: Fondation Beyeler, exh. cat. (Otsfildern: Hatje Cantz publishers, 2012), pp. 26, 68, 181, 183, 206 (color ill. pp. 69-75)

    Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014), pp. 222, 223 (ill. p. 223, details)

    Bernard Blistène, Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (New York and Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2014), pp. 231, 232 (ill. p. 231, details)

    Sculpture After Sculpture: Fritsch/Koons/Ray, ed. by Jack Bankowsky, exh. cat. (Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2014)

    Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (Bilbao: Guggenheim Bilbao, Companhia Empreendimento Sabara, 2015), pp. 234, 235 (ill. p. 235, details)

    Massimiliano Gioni, Appearance Stripped Bare, Desire and the Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even, exh. cat. (London: Phaidon, 2019), p. 158 (color ill. pp. 146-147)

    Massimiliano Gioni and Natalie Bell, Jeff Koons: 2000 Words, (Athens: Deste, 2019), p. 18

    AnnMarie Perl, "A more public arena: Jeff Koons’ Reinvention in the Midst of Reaganism," Association for Art History, June 2020 (color ill.)

    Jeff Koons, Shine, exh. cat. (Venice: Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Marsilio Editori S.p.A., 2021), p. 174 (color ill. p. 174)

BMW: The 17th BMW Art Car
2010

Koons created the 17th BMW Art Car, which raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, France.

  • Centre Pompidou, Paris, Jeff Koons's 17th BMW Art Car was unveiled and signed, June 1, 2010

    24 Hours of Le Mans, France, June 12-13, 2010

    Kroeller-Muller Museum, Amsterdam, October 14, 2012

    BMW Museum Munich, 2013

    Kumu Art Museum Estonia, 2013

    BMW Brussels Brandstore, 2013

    Dom Perignon Event, 2013

    Art Basel, Miami Beach, December 2013

    Amelia Island Event, 2014

    Art Basel Basel, 2014

    Ljubljana Slovenia City Museum Ljubljana Slovenia, 2014

    Warsaw, Contemporary Art Centre, 2014 

    Paris, BMW Brand Store, 2014-2015

    Centre Pompidou's Forum, February 4 - March 16, 2015

    Villa d´Este, 2015

    Connaisseur Event Velden, 2015

    Munich region, BMW Plant Landshut, 2015

    Art Car Exhibition MAC Museum Singen, 2015-2016

    BMW Museum Munich Art Car Gallery, 2016

    Goodwood Festival of Speed, UK, 2016

    Pebble Beach and Vanity Fair summit, USA, 2016

    Prototype Museum special exhibition, Hamburg continued, 2016

    Brussels, BMW Brand Store Brussels, 2017

    Shanghai, BMW Brand Experience Center, 2017

    India Art Fair and Soho House Opening Mumbai, 2018

    Munich, BMW Welt, 2018

    24 Hours of Le Mans, 2018

    BMW Museum, 2018-2019

    Paris, BMW France Brandstore, 2020

    Shanghai Motor Show, 2021

    BMW Museum, 2021-2022

    Esch Luxembourg Art Car Exhibition, 2022

    Circuit Zolder, BMW Group Belux, 2022

    Munich, 50 years of BMW HQ building, 2022

    Munich, Motorworld, 2022-2023

    BMW Dealership Vienna, 2023

    Berlin Classic Days, 2023

    Le Mans Classics

    Copenhagen Enter Art Fair, 2024

    Concorso- d´Eleganza Como, 2024

    BMW Museum, 2024

  • Peter Richter, "Art Car No. XVII by Jeff Koons," BMW Magazine, February 2010, pp. 4, 38-44. Jake Lingeman, "Artist Jeff Koons presented this early look at his design for a BMW Art Car on Tuesday,"autoguide.com, February 2010, online, (color ill.)

    "Hyper Hyped / Ed Paschke at Gagosian," New York Observer, June 2, 2010, online slideshow

    "Jeff Koons to Create New BMW Art Car," Auto Central, February 2, 2010

    Phil Patton, "BMW Picks Jeff Koons for Next Art Car," The New York Times, February 3, 2010

    Ben Pulman, "BMW Reveals M3 Gt2-based Art Car," Car, February 6, 2010

    Jada Yuan, "Intelligencer: Party Lines," New York Magazine, February 15, 2010, p. 18

    Kris Wilton and Andrew Russeth, "An Evening with Jeff Koons," Artinfo, March 2, 2010

    Marina Cashdan, "Go, Jeff Koons, Go_04-06-10," Artinfo, April 6, 2010


    "BMW Unveils Jeff Koons' Art Car Design," The Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2010

    Tamara Warren, "Jeff Koons' Christmas-Tree-Light-Inspired Art Car," Paper Magazine, April 9, 2010

    Erin McCracken, "Farm was before fame for Koons," York Daily Record, April 11, 2010, cover, p. 5A

    Charis Whitcombe, "BMW Art Car: M3 GT2 by Jeff Koons," Classic Driver, April 22, 2010

    "BMW Art Car," Lifestyles Magazine, Spring 2010, pp. 144

    Andrew Peterson, "The Art of Racing- Jeff Koons Unveils BMW M3 Gt2 Art Car," MotorTrend, June 1, 2010

    Colum Wood, "BMW M3 GT2 Unveiled by Designer Jeff Koons in Paris, Ready to Race at Le Mans," autoguide.com, June 2, 2010, online, (color ill.).

    "Art cars unveiled ahead of races on both sides of the Atlantic,” The Independent, June 2, 2010

    Jean Bond Rafferty, "Jeff Koons Wheels Out His Car in Paris," Artinfo, June 2, 2010

    "Weltpremiere des art cars von Jeff Koons im Centre Pompidou, Paris," BMW Group, June 2, 2010

    Sebastian Toma, "Lata noul BMW Art Car realizat de Jeff Koons," Automarket, June 2, 2010, online, (color ill.)

    Chuck Squatriglia, "Jeff Koons' BMW Art Car Doesn't Suck", Autopia, June 2, 2010, online, (color ill.)

    "Kitschkunstler prasentier seinen Pop-Art-Flitzer," Hamburger Abendblatt, June 2, 2010


    "Autos, die von Kunstkern kreiert werden," Kolner Stadt-Rnzeiger, June 2, 2010

    "Jeff Koons devoile son 'art car'," Le Figaro (France), June 2, 2010

    Dan Duray, "Jef Koons Pimps BMW's Ride," New York Observer, June 2, 2010

    Antoine Arnoux, "Design / 17eme BMW Art Car, selon Jeff Koons," (Text in French) Xelopolis, June 2, 2010

    "Jeff Koons Unveils Art Car that Will Race at Le Mans," The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2010

    "BMW Interview with Jeff Koons," Motorsport.com, June 14, 2010

    Lionel Robert and Laurence Picot, "Le grand vroom de Jeff Koons," Paris Match (Paris), June 17-23, 2010, pp. 136-140 (color ill.)

    "The Showman: Jeff Koons," Vanity Fair (October 2010), pp. 158, 209

    "The Power 100," ArtReview, Issue 45 (November 2010)

    BMW Classic Live Special Edition, 2010

    Claudia Herstatt, "Ich Möchte Begehren Wecken," (Text in German) Weltkunst (Germany), no. 7 (2010), pp. 114-120

    Jeff Koons 17th BMW Art Car (Munich: BMW Group, 2010)

    Relaxnews, "Fastest work of art races past antiques and masterpieces at TEFAF Maastricht Arts and Antiques Fair," Independent, March 7, 2011

    Margaret Studer, "The Art World's Yearly Pilgrimage", The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2011.

    Frederik Balfour, "Prince's Bike Girls, Koons BMW Drive Art Buyers to Hong Kong Spending Week," Bloomberg, May 25, 2011.

    Daniel Terdiman, "The Great BMW art cars come home to Munich_06-1," CNET News, June 10, 2011

    Brad Finger and Christiane Weidemann, 50 Contemporary Artists You Should Know (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2011

    Hwang Seon Woo, "Jeff Koons," (Text in Korean) W (Korea), March 2012, pp. 296-298

    “Jeff Koons Releases Design Concept for BMW Art Car to be Presented at Centre Pompidou,” artdaily.org, May 27, 2012

    Jean-Philippe Toussaint, "Le Mans", Monopol: Special Jeff Koons. Berlin: Juno Kunstverlag GmbH, 2012

    Ken Miller, "Q. & A. Jeff Koons on His New Champagne-Filled Balloon Sculpture and the DNA of Art History," T: The New York Times Style Magazine, September 18, 2013 

    "Power 100," ArtReview (November 2013), pp. 132

    Sharon Edelson, "H&M Calls on Jeff Koons," WWD, June 12, 2014

    Eva Karcher and Martin Knobbe, "Knobbe_Jeder intelligente Mensch ist ein Dilettant," (Text in German) Stern 3 (Germany), no. 28 (July 3, 2014), pp. 7, 104-107

    Manami Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," (Text in Japanese) Art Techo (Japan) 66, no. 1012, (October 2014), cover

    Antonio Damasio, Jeffrey Deitch, Isabelle Graw, Achim Hochdörfer, Michelle Kuo, Rachel Kushner, Pamela M. Lee, Scott Rothkopf, and Alexander Nagel, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, ed. Scott Rothkopf, exh. cat. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014)

    Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal (London: Thames & Hudson, 2014)

    Prokom, "Explosion of Colours," The Produkt Kultur Magazin, 2015, pp. 109-11

    “Fairground: Master of Arts," Vanity Fair, no. 677 (May 2016), pp. 102, 105

    Wendy Brown and Isabelle Graw, Texte zur Kunst (Berlin) (December 2016), p. 45

    Matt Posky, "Creative Liveries: Lexus Brings Art LFA to 24 Hours of Spa," The Truth About Cars (Canada), August 29, 2018

    Stephanie Eckardt, "Jeff Koons Will Collaborate with Anyone, From Louis Vuitton to Phone Cases and Lady Gaga," W Magazine, April 11, 2017

    "The Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit," Vanity Fair, no 678 (February 2017), p. 41

    Thomas Girst, BMW Art Cars (Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2018)

    Florence Dartois, "1997, Jeff Koons : "Pour moi, l'art est de l'ordre du rationnel"," Institut National d l'Audiovisuel (France), April 10, 2019

    Addy Dugdale, "Jeff Koons and BMW Unveil Art Car at Paris Le Mans," Fast Company, May 4, 2020

    "Jeff Koons: "The purpose of art is to eliminate anxiety”," Investory News (Ukraine), July 28, 2020, online

    "24H Spa/ flashie, la BMW M6 GT3 du Boutsen Ginion Racing" Speed magazine (Belgium), September 28, 2020

    Graham Goodwin, "The BMW Art Cars: Part 4, Four Racers," Daily Sports Car, October 2, 2020

    Michael Fira, "The multi-colored BMW M6 GT3 is not an official ’art car’ by BMW having been commissioned by the Boutsen Ginion Racing team," Top Speed, October 2, 2020

    Edoardo Nastri, "Bmw, l'arte ha quattro ruote.," L'Automobile (italy), November 3, 2020

    Li Wenbo, "In the past 50 years, how did BMW's art cars come into being?," Sina (Chinese), February 9, 2021

    "Advertising Feature | The BMW M3 and M4: honed in the heat of racing," Autocar (UK), April, 26, 2021

    Kieran Ahuja, "BMW Projects AI-Generated Art onto Car for Advertising Campaign," The Sunday Times Driving (UK), May 7, 2021

    Jon Wall, "BMW Art Cars: The Complete History," Prestige (Hong Kong), May 25, 2021


    Serge Bellu, "Route de nuit - Jeff Koons au Mucem," Caradisiac (France), June 3, 2021

    Dhruv Saxena, "BMW Art Cars part 3," India Today (India), June 25, 2021

    Giulia Paganoni, "Distinguersi anche al volante, tra personalizzazioni e cromie brevettate," Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy), July 8, 2021

    "The BMW Art Guide Takes Us on a Journey to Miami’s Rubell Museum," Artnews, July 21, 2021, online

    Nico DeMattia, "You Can Now See BMW Art Cars in the Real World with Augmented Reality," BMW Blog, July 21, 2021

    Nils Arnold, "Wild at Art: The history of BMW’s legendary Art Cars," BMW.com(Germany), July 21, 2021

    Tim Spears, "BMW art cars go digital in augmented reality anywhere, anytime with acute art," Designboom (Milan, Italy), July 21, 202

    Adario Strange, "BMW Releases Art Car Series of Famed Artists, Including Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol, in Augmented Reality," Next Reality News, July 22, 2021

    "Augmented Reality came to a car museum and can be seen anywhere in the world," Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina), July 22, 2021

    Pawel Krzyzanowski, "BMW Art Cars - the exhibition can be viewed in augmented reality," Auto Swiat (Poland), July 22, 202

    Ken NG, "The art journey of BMW x Art Basel car brand," The Value (China), July 23, 2021

    Erika Berseli, "BMW Art Cars: la prima mostra di macchine in realtà aumentata," Tech Princess (Italy), July 27, 2021

    Jiesheng, "BMW Art Cars "online" for the first time to show the art on wheels," Xinmin (Shanghai, China), July 30, 2021

    "Car as canvas: Banksy, Warhol and more turn autos into artworks," Daily Sabah (Turkey), August 5, 2021

    "Wenn ein Auto zur Leinwand wird," Tageszeitung (Munich, Germany), August 5, 2021

    Fabian Hoberg, "Art Cars: When a car becomes a canvas," Vivanty (Germany), August 10, 2021

    Zvonimir Martinčević, "PHOTO] BMW Cars as Works of Art: Meet the Calder Foundation Project and the BMW Group Classic," TPortal (Croatia), August 13, 2021

    Loek, "All 19 BMW Art Cars in a row," Autoblog (Netherlands), August 14, 2021

    Kevin Turner, "The 10 Best Le Mans Liveries: Rothmans, Silk Cut, Martini & more," Autosport (UK), August 17, 2021

    Benny O., "THE 8 x JEFF KOONS: Art Car follows BMW 8 Series special edition," Bimmer Today (Germany), September 4, 2021, (color ill.)

    "Jeff Koons is painting the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé," Forbes Romania, September 5, 2021, (color ill.)

    Konstantin Tomov, "The most expensive production BMW in history comes in February," Auto Media (Bulgaria), September 5, 2021, (color ill.)

    Christa Sigg, "Hype um ein unsichtbares Auto," Abendzeitung (Munich, Germany), September 6, 2021

    Daniel Cremer, "Jeff Koons designt neuen Millionen-BMW," Bild (Berlin, Germany), September 6, 2021

    Júlio Santos, "Very special series. Jeff Koons signs limited edition BMW 850 i Gran Coupé," Turbo (Portugal), September 6, 2021 (color ill.)

    Todd Halterman, "BMW and Artist Jeff Koons Team Up Again With M850i xDrive Gran Coupe the 8 x Jeff Koons," Auto Evolution, September 7, 2021 (color ill.)

    Qin Chao, "Art Collection BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe launches limited edition," Auto Home (China), September 7, 2021 (color ill.) 

    Claudia Giraud, "Nuova auto firmata Jeff Koons per la BMW nel suo 50ennale di impegno culturale globale," Artribune (Italy), September 8, 2021

    Pierre-Olivier Marie, "Route de nuit - BMW : Jeff Koons signe une "Art Car" de route," Caradisiac (France), September 10, 2021 (color ill.)

    "El artista Jeff Koons diseñará un automóvil," El Siglo de Durango (Mexico), September 12, 2021

    Vangelis Goumas, "A secret special edition of the BMW M850i ​​xDrive Gran Coupe," Star (Greece), September 25, 2021 (color ill.)

    Fabian Hoberg, "„Rennwagen sind wie das Leben“,"  Welt am Sonntag (Germany), October 3, 2021 (color ill.)

    Fabian Hoberg, "Jeff Koons: "Racing cars are like life"," Welt (Germany), October 7, 2021

    Tatiana Tafintseva, "Auto Epatage by Jeff Koons," The Art Newspaper Russia, October 7, 2021

    Gabi Czöppan, "Was macht die Koonst?," Focus (Germany), October 16, 2021

    Mårten Carlsson, "Konstverk från BMW," Klassiker (Sweden), December 29, 2021

    Paolo Sormani, "BMW Art Car CSL 3.0, Dalla pista al museo d’arte," Quattroruote (Italy), January 4, 2022

    Doru Iftime, "BMW 8 Series by Jeff Koons can also be ordered in Romania," Forbes Romania, January 27, 2022

    Tina Totic, "Jeff Koons," Elle Germany, January 2022

    Alex, "The new THE 8 X JEFF KOONS - the biggest challenge for BMW's custom paint shop," Autoblog (Republic of Moldova), February 17, 2022

    Brett Berk, "A Jeff Koons Paint Job on a BMW Canvas," The New York Times, February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Bert Voet, "The New BMW Art Car From The World's Most Expensive Living Artist Jeff Koons," De Tijd (Belgium), February 24, 2022

    Zsófi Tillinger, " The Man Who Took Kitsch to Heaven - Interview with Jeff Koons," Roadster (Hungary), March 6, 2022

    Laurent Blairon, "Jeff Koons reprend les pinceaux pour une BMW," Le Vif (Belgium), April 8, 2022

    Costas Bardeas, "BMW: These are the 5 separate German Art Cars," Car and Driver (Greece), April 11, 2022

    Naoko Aono, "Jeff Koons produces the latest BMW Art Car. In Japan, in addition to auctions, special events are also held," Forbes Japan, April 28, 2022

    Naoko Aono, "Jeff Koons produces the latest BMW Art Car. In Japan, in addition to auctions, special events are also held," Forbes Japan, April 28, 2022

    Ana Marquez, "The BMW Art Cars collection, pure art on wheels," Cool Lifestyle (Spain), May 1, 2022

    Alexandru Monenciu, "Delivery of the limited edition BMW THE 8 X JEFF KOONS has begun. Three copies will arrive in Romania,”

    AutoMarket (Romania), May 4, 2022

BMW: THE 8 X JEFF KOONS
2022

Jeff Koons turned the BMW M850i xDrive Grand Coupé into a rolling sculpture with multi-layer paint taking over 200 hours to apply onto each car – the embodiment of precision and craftsmanship.

  • Bratislava, Slovakia, The Privilege of Luxury by BMW, April 21 – 30, 2022

    Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, BMW Art Cars - 9 out of 19, May 7 – June 14, 2022

    Philara Düsseldorf

    GQ Award

    Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 2014

    Frieze NY

    Taipei Dang Dai Art Fair

    Peking Motor Show

    Pace Geneva

    Rockefeller Center during NY Auction

    Art Dubai 

    Villa déste Como

  • Narges Banks, "American Artist Jeff Koons Creates The New Collectable BMW Art Car," Forbes, September 4, 2021

    Benny O., "THE 8 x JEFF KOONS: Art Car follows BMW 8 Series special edition," Bimmer Today (Germany), September 4, 2021

    Horatiu Boeriu, "Jeff Koons creates a special edition of the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe," BMW Blog, September 4, 2021

    "Jeff Koons is painting the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé," Forbes Romania, September 5, 2021

    "Artist Jeff Koons created a different BMW 8 Series," Sportal (Bulgaria), September 5, 2021

    Konstantin Tomov, "The most expensive production BMW in history comes in February," Auto Media (Bulgaria), September 5, 2021

    Lynne Myers, "JEFF KOONS X BMW: first look of the artist's special edition 8 series gran coupe revealed," Designboom, September 5, 2021

    "For Art's Sake," Artnet News, September 6, 2021

    Júlio Santos, "Very special series. Jeff Koons signs limited edition BMW 850 i Gran Coupé," Turbo (Portugal), September 6, 2021

    "Jeff Koons va créer une édition spéciale de la BMW Série 8 Gran Coupé," La Dépêche (France), September 6, 2022

    "Bmw, quando l’arte scende in pista," La Repubblica (Italy), September 6, 2021

    Michael Gauthier, "BMW 8 x Jeff Koons Announced As Artistic 8-Series Gran Coupe," Carscoops, September 6, 2021

    Christa Sigg, "Hype um ein unsichtbares Auto," Abendzeitung (Munich, Germany), September 6, 2021

    Daniel Cremer, "Jeff Koons designt neuen Millionen-BMW," Bild (Berlin, Germany), September 6, 2021

    Samuel Morand, "8 X JEFF KOONS : une BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupé signée Jeff Koons," Motor Legend (France), September 6, 2021

    Qin Chao, "Art Collection BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe launches limited edition," Auto Home (China), September 7, 2021

    Alexandru Monenciu, "A new Art Car: BMW and artist Jeff Koons create a special edition for the 8 Series Gran Coupe," Automarket (Romania), September 7, 2021

    Todd Halterman, "BMW and Artist Jeff Koons Team Up Again With M850i xDrive Gran Coupe the 8 x Jeff Koons," Auto Evolution, September 7, 2021

    Jacob Oliva, "BMW Teases Another Jeff Koons Art Car, An 8 Series Gran Coupe," Motor1, September 7, 2021

    Lev Shamshin, "BMW showed the first teasers of the new art car JEFF KOONS X BMW," Car Ru (Russia), September 7, 2021

    "Jeff Koons teams up with BMW for a special edition of the 8 Gran Coupe," Lifestyle Asia, September 7, 2021

    Claudia Giraud, "Nuova auto firmata Jeff Koons per la BMW nel suo 50ennale di impegno culturale globale," Artribune (Italy), September 8, 2021

    Kabir Jhala, "Jeff Koons reveals he is making NFTs, details plans for his Pace Gallery shows and remembers his hotel rendezvous with Salvador Dalí," The Art Newspaper, September 9, 2021

    "BMW to produce limited quantity of Koons art car," Carview! (Japan), September 9, 2021

    Eleonora Minna, "Auto d'artista: la nuova BMW Serie 8, personalizzata da Jeff Koons," Exibart (Italy), September 9, 2021

    Pierre-Olivier Marie, "Route de nuit - BMW : Jeff Koons signe une "Art Car" de route," Caradisiac (France), September 10, 2021

    Jie Liter, "BMW and Jeff Koons once again collaborate to create a special edition of the 8-series four-door coupe," Auto Xinmin (China), September 10, 2021

    Apollo, "285 hours to paint the body! BMW "M850i", an art car by Jeff Koons, to be released," Clicccar (Japan), September 11, 2021

    "JEFF KOONS X BMW. Special edition of the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe with the artist's signature.," ATNews (Greece), September 12, 2021

    "El artista Jeff Koons diseñará un automóvil," El Siglo de Durango (Mexico), September 12, 2021

    Isabel Leal, "Jeff Koons y BMW lanzarán una nueva obra de arte rodante," Robb Report (Mexico), September 14, 2021

    Sergio Ríos, "Jeff Koons works with BMW again to create a special edition 8 Series," BBC Top Gear (UK), September 14, 2021

    Vangelis Goumas, "A secret special edition of the BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupe.," Star (Greece), September 25, 2021

    Katarzyna Straszewicz, " BMW: We have a lot to offer artists," Vogue Poland, September 27, 2021

    Barbara Gärtner, "Jeff Koons designs a BMW - an interview with the artist," Architectural Digest (Germany), September 27, 2021

    Pietro Mini, "a dialogue with artist jeff koons: trust in yourself!," Designboom, September 28, 2021

    Fabian Hoberg, "„Rennwagen sind wie das Leben“," Welt am Sonntag (Germany), October 3, 2021

    Tatiana Tafintseva, "Auto Epatage by Jeff Koons," The Art Newspaper Russia, October 7, 2021

    Gašper Pirman, "He sold the artwork for 90 million, now designing a car for the second time," SiOL (Slovenia), October 9, 2021

    Isabelle Riederer, "Un rassemblement de voitures d’une valeur totale de plus de 100 millions," 20 Minutes (Switzerland), October 9, 2021

    Stefan Grundhoff, "Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2021, Welcome to the dream factory," Blick (Switzerland), October 10, 2021

    Paola Genone, "Jeff Koons : "Je suis le père de 8 enfants ; mon extravagance, c’est ma famille, en constante expansion"," Madame Figaro (France), November 7, 2021

    Tatjana Seel, "Jeff Koons," Salon No.29, Winter 2021

    Ludovico Pratesi, "L’automobile d’artista firmata Jeff Koons per BMW," Artribune, December 4, 2021

    Matt Bubbers, "How car companies tap fashion, art worlds to sell cars in major marketing shift," The Globe and Mail (Canada), December 24, 2021

    Péter Demecs, "Nézze meg, milyen új autók érkeznek 2022 első félévében," Új Szó (Hungary), January 3, 2022

    Steven Ewing, "BMW's next art car is an 8 Series by Jeff Koons," Road Show by CNET, January 25, 2022

    Gabriel Nica, "BMW 8 X Jeff Koons Edition Teased, Will Arrive in February," BMW Blog, January 26, 2022

    Larry Printz, "First Look: BMW 8 Series Gets a Refresh for 2023," The Detroit Bureau, January 26, 2022

    Doru Iftime, "BMW 8 Series by Jeff Koons can also be ordered in Romania," Forbes Romania, January 27, 2022

    Matthew McLean, "What does Jeff Koons Keep in his Glovebox?" Frieze, February 16, 2022

    Justin Banner, "Jeff Koons' 2022 BMW 8 Series Art Car Lets You Slip Inside Your Favorite Comic Book," Motor Trend, February 16, 2022 (color ill.)

    Steven Ewing, "Jeff Koons Designed a $350,000 BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe," Road Show, February 16, 2022 (color ill.)

    Eric Stafford, "2023 BMW M850i Gran Coupe Gets Colorful Jeff Koons Edition," Car and Driver, February 16, 2022 (color ill.)

    Peter Zahariev, "BMW and an artist have turned the 8-Series into a work of art," Auto Media (Bulgaria), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Quentin Guéroult, "Jeff Koons transforme la nouvelle BMW Série 8 Gran Coupé en art car, 99 exemplaires sont à vendre," Autonews (France), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Gunnely Lővei, "BMW gives unique paintwork to the 31 million M850i xDrive Gran Coupé for a surcharge of HUF 78 million," Automotor (Hungary), February 17, 2022, (color ill.)

    "Artist Jeff Koons designs BMW coupe," Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Faris Bouchaala, "Avec l’édition THE 8 X JEFF KOONS, l’artiste américain a créé la voiture de ses rêves avec BMW," Motors Actu (Algeria), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Brett Berk, "A Jeff Koons Paint Job on a BMW Canvas," The New York Times, February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Isaac Atienza, "This car literally looks like it came out of a comic book and BMW wants you to pay four times the cost of the standard model for it," Top Speed, February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Arnaud Peytier, "Jeff Koons réalise la « voiture de ses rêves » et c’est une BMW," Turbo (France), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Arnaud Henckaerts, "Jeff Koons ontwerpt nieuwe BMW ‘Art Car’," Vroom (Belgium), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    "Artist Jeff Koons Brings His Neo-Pop Aesthetic to BMW’s 8 Series," Artnet News, February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Mario Herraez, "THE 8 X JEFF KOONS is BMW's new art car," Auto Bild (Spain), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Francesco Giorgi, "The 8X Jeff Koons: la nuova Bmw Art Car su base M850i Gran Coupé," Autoblog (Italy), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Alex, "The new THE 8 X JEFF KOONS - the biggest challenge for BMW's custom paint shop," Autoblog (Republic of Moldova), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Antonio Ramos Ochoa, "BMW The 8 X Jeff Koons: The 8 Series plus Pop Art greets you," Car and Driver (Spain), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Nina Carmaria, "Kunst auf 4 Rädern: Jeff Koons hat mit BMW sein Traumauto geschaffen," Der Autotester (Germany), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    "jeff koons pops limited edition BMW 'dream car' at frieze los angeles 2022," Design Boom, February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    "Jeff Koons Customizza La Nueva BMW," MVC Magazine (Italy), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Helen Holmes, "Jeff Koons’s Latest Collaboration with BMW Is Inspired by Pop Art," Observer, February 17, 2022

    Esta Tatrik, "POP! ⟩ Jeff Koons värvis BMW ära ja BMW otsustas teha ebatavalise sammu," Tehnika (Estonia), February 17, 2022 (color ill.)

    Jiesheng, "BMW The 8 x Jeff Koons Collection is Dazzling," Auto Xinmin (China), February 18, 2022 (color ill.)

    "BMW Taps Jeff Koons for $350K Limited-Edition M850i xDrive Gran Coupe," American Luxury, February 19, 2022 (color ill.)

    Nicoletta Graziano, "Jeff Koons x BMW. 99 esemplari per un’edizione speciale della Serie 8 Gran Coupé," Exibart (Italy), February 21, 2022 (color ill.)

    Narges Banks, "Pop Artist Jeff Koons Reveals Collectible BMW," Forbes Spain, February 21, 2022 (color ill.)

    O.T., "The 8 X Jeff Koons : une oeuvre d'art... à seulement 99 exemplaires," L'Est Républicain (France), February 21, 2022 (color ill.)

    Kelly Beall, "BMW + Jeff Koons Present a Work of Art on Wheels," Design Milk, February 22, 2022 (color ill.)

    Ana Marquez, "El artista Jeff Koons enviara sus nuevas esculturas a la Luna," Cool Lifestyle, May 17, 2022

    Fumio Ogawa, "Good music looks great on BMW," GQ Japan, May 17, 2022

    Alberto Gerosa, "Arte in Itinere," Arbiter, May 2022

    Isabelle Riederer, "Le monde merveilleux des Art Cars de BMW," 20 mintues, May 18, 2022

    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, "Jeff Koons Teams Up With BMW To Create The 8 x Jeff Koons," Quill & Pad, May 19, 2022

    Chen Daren, "THE 8 X JEFF KOONS avant-garde on stage," China Times (China), May 21, 2022

    Zhuang Zhixian, "BMW The 8 X Jeff Koons , a model of mobile art," Car News (China), May 24, 2022

    ""Jeff Koons x BMW" charity auction held, full donation," Tabi Labo (Japan), May 26, 2022

    "THE 8 X JEFF KOONS," webCG (Japan), May 27, 2022

    Alberto Gerosa, "L’auto di Jeff," Corriere Del Ticino (Italy), May 31,2022

    Tatjana Seel, "King of Kitsch," Monsieur, Summer 2022

    "Is the BMW M850i Gran Coupe by Jeff Koons pure art?" Ruetir, June 17, 2022

    Nico DeMattia, "One of the First BMW 8 Series x Jeff Koons Car Delivered in the U.S.," BMW Blog, July 17, 2022

    "BMW is official partner of Frieze Seoul. Digital Art Mode to premiere at the inaugural edition of the global renowned art fair in Asia," BMW Group, August 28, 2022

    Michael Irwin, "Contemporary Istanbul Venue Comparable to Venice Arsenale, Says Director," Ocula News, August 29, 2022

    Behti Soykan, "Jeff Koons is Coming to Contemporary Istanbul with his BMW M850i Design!," Tekno Talk (Turkey), September 5, 2022

    Bruno Diago, "BMW Serie 8 x Jeff Koons," El Universal, September 8, 2022

    Jorge Santos, "Conoce la edicion especial The 8 x Jeff Koons," Gentleman Mexico, September 9, 2022

    "Jeff Koons reveals his ‘Dream Car’ at Contemporary Istanbul. Edition of the BMW M850i Gran Coupé," BMW Press Group, September 22, 2022 https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0403953EN/jeff-koons-reveals-his-dream-car%E2%80%99-at-contemporary-istanbul-edition-of-the-bmw-m850i-gran-coup%C3%A9

    "THE 8 X JEFF KOONS limited-edition BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupe heads to Indonesia," Prestige, October 14, 2022 https://www.prestigeonline.com/id/pursuits/motors/the-8-x-jeff-koons-limited-edition-bmw-m850i-xdrive-gran-coupe-heads-to-indonesia/

    Sam Allcock, "Williams BMW i7 Debut Set to POP Alongside Jeff Koons Masterpiece at Manchester Art Fair," Business Manchester, October 27, 2022 https://businessmanchester.co.uk/2022/10/27/williams-bmw-i7-debut-set-to-pop-alongside-jeff-koons-masterpiece-at-manchester-art-fair/

    “The Artsy Car: BMW's "The 8 x Jeff Koons," Tatler Indonesia, November 24, 2022 https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/the-artsy-car-bmw-s-the-8-x-jeff-koons

    "Jeff Koons – Exploring the Life and Art of Jeff Koons," Art in Context, June 1, 2023 https://artincontext.org/jeff-koons/

  • Nico DeMattia, "One of the First BMW 8 Series x Jeff Koons Car Delivered in the U.S.," BMW Blog, July 17, 2022

    Tatjana Seel, "King of Kitsch," Monsieur, Summer 2022

    "Is the BMW M850i Gran Coupe by Jeff Koons pure art?" Ruetir, June 17, 2022 https://www.ruetir.com/2022/06/17/is-the-bmw-m850i-gran-coupe-by-jeff-koons-pure-art/

    Alberto Gerosa, "L’auto di Jeff," Corriere Del Ticino (Italy), May 31,2022 https://www.cdt.ch/prodotti/hub/lauto-di-jeff-284206

    "THE 8 X JEFF KOONS," webCG (Japan), May 27, 2022 https://www.webcg.net/articles/gallery/46425?lid=epu_46425

    ""Jeff Koons x BMW" charity auction held, full donation," Tabi Labo (Japan), May 26, 2022 https://tabi-labo.com/303587/wt-bmw-jeff-koons

    Zhuang Zhixian, "BMW The 8 X Jeff Koons , a model of mobile art," Car News (China), May 24, 2022 https://www.carnews.com/newcars/news/310948

    Chen Daren, "THE 8 X JEFF KOONS avant-garde on stage," China Times (China), May 21, 2022 https://www.chinatimes.com/cn/newspapers/20220521000595-260113?chdtv

    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, "Jeff Koons Teams Up With BMW To Create The 8 x Jeff Koons," Quill & Pad, May 19, 2022

    Isabelle Riederer, "Le monde merveilleux des Art Cars de BMW," 20 mintues, May 18, 2022 https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/le-monde-merveilleux-des-art-cars-de-bmw-701243645540

    Ana Marquez, "El artista Jeff Koons enviara sus nuevas esculturas a la Luna," Cool Lifestyle, May 17, 2022 https://okdiario.com/coolthelifestyle/cultura/jeff-koons-enviara-nuevas-esculturas-luna-240588

    Fumio Ogawa, "Good music looks great on BMW," GQ Japan, May 17, 2022

    https://www.gqjapan.jp/cars/article/20220517-bmw-sorita

Jeff Koons x Burton: The Philosopher
2014-2016

Metalized foil, screen print, snowboard
151 centimeters high

Edition of 50 plus 20 APs

Colored Balls (Pyramid)
2019

Poster
23 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches
59.4 x 42 cm

  • Between Bridges, 2020Solidarity, April 9 – August 10, 2020, online https://www.betweenbridges.net/foundation/Initiatives/2020solidarity

  • 2020 Solidarity was a project organized by Wolfgang Tillmans’s foundation Between Bridges, which aimed at helping cultural and music venues, community projects, independent spaces, and publications that are threatened by the crisis in 2020. Each poster was offered as an unlimited edition during a limited time.

Die Welt Newspaper
2017

  • Koons was the Guest Editor-in-Chief of the Die Welt newspaper in Berlin, Germany. The eighth special art edition supplement was published on November 16, 2017.

Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus
2013

polyurethane resin
24 3/8  x 12 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches
61.9 x 32.4 x 35.2 cm

  • Irene S. Virbilia, "Pop Artist Jeff Koons Collaborates with Dom Perignon in a limited edition 'Balloon Venus,'" LA Times, June 28, 2013

    Todd Plummer, "The $20,000 Balloon Venus for Dom Perignon Rose Champagne by Jeff Koons," Details, July 1, 2013

    Gillian Sagansky, "Jeff Koons Launches Limited-edition Champagne Cases and Sculpture with Dom Perignon," Vogue, September 12, 2013 (color ill.)

    Ken Miller, "Q. & A. | Jeff Koons on His New Champagne-Filled Balloon Sculpture and the DNA of Art History," T: The New York Times Style Magazine, September 18, 2013 (color ill.)

    Jason Edward Kaufman, "King of Kitsch," Black Card Mag, Fall 2013, p. 242

    Carolyne Zinko, "Dom Perignon Rose Vintage 2003," San Francisco Chronicle, October 17, 2013 (color ill.)

    Jenn Harris, "Love Art, Bubbly? This $20,000 Jeff Koons' Sculpture Could Be Yours," Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2013 (color ill.)

    "Power 100," ArtReview (November 2013), p. 132

    Neale Whitaker, "Slightly Surreal," Belle (Australia) (November 2013) (color ill. p. 77, studio; color ill. p. 78)

    Steve King, "Portrait of an Artist," Vanity Fair (November 2013), p. 39

    Kevin West, "Art Nuevo", W Magazine, December 2013 (color ill. p. 61; color ill. p. 105)

    "Special Advertising Section: Wish List: Holiday," Architectural Digest, December 2013, pp. 118-119

    Matthew Lynch, "Pop Bottles: Jeff Koons Teams With Dom Pérignon," WWD, June 12, 2014 (color ill.) http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/specialty-stores/hm-calls-on-jeff-koons-7726285 "$20,000 Dom Perignon Holder by Jeff Koons." CNN Money, CNN 2 July 2013

    Sharon Edelson, "H&M Calls on Jeff Koons," WWD, June 12, 2014 http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/specialty-stores/hm-calls-on-jeff-koons-7726285

    Adam Rathe, "Pop Shop," DuJour, Summer 2014, p. 139

    Manami Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," (Text in Japanese) Art Techo (Japan) 66, no. 1012 (October 2014) (color ill., p. 121)

    Sally Williams, "Jeff Koons on his 'wild years'... and going from penniless to the world's most expensive artist," The Telegraph (UK), April 20, 2017 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/womens-style/louis-vuitton-announces-jeff-koons-collaboration/

    An Album: Lietta & Dakis Joannou, Home Installations 1998-2019 (Athens: Deste, 2019) (color ill. p. 256; color ill. p. 257, home installation)

    Philippe Geluck and Sylvie Girardet, "Art and Le Cat," Rue Elise, 2021 (color ill.)

Gazing Ball (Charity)
2014

plaster, glass, and three Birkin bags
70 x 77 5/8 x 40 3/16 inches
177.8 x 197.2 x 102.1 cm


  • Buffalo, New York, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Jeff Koons: Gazing Ball (Charity), March 20 – August 16, 2015

  • To benefit Project Perpetual's mission for worldwide access for children to lifesaving vaccines, Koons created ten unique works which were auctioned to raise over $5.5 million on November 10, 2014. 

    Gazing Ball (Charity)

     is a unique plaster sculpture that incorporates three donated Hermès Birkin bags in the arms of a woman extending to a child. 

    Birkin Bag (Shelf)

     is comprised of nine unique wall sculptures that incorporate donated Hermès bags as Readymade objects on mirrors. 

  • Allan Kozinn, "Koons Creating Sculptures for New Philanthropy Project," The New York Times, September 8, 2014

    Simon de Pury, “Simon’s World: Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya and Jeff Koons Unite For Charity," Artnet, October 21, 2014 (color ill., Gazing Ball Charity

    Jessica Khorsandi, "Sculpted Beauty. Jeff Koons Debuts Art with Hermes Birkins," DuJour, Winter 2014 (color ill.) https://dujour.com/style/jeff-koons-hermes-birkin-project-perpetual-united-nations-foundation/

    Kat Herriman, "Birkin Bash," W Magazine, November 10, 2014 (color ill., Project Perpetual auction installation) https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/jeff-koons-project-perpetual

    Marshall Heyman," Birkin Bags, Jeff Koons Art on the Charity Auction Block," The Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2014 (color ill.)

    Nate Freeman, “Jeff Koons Brings Birkin Bags and Gazing Ball to the Project Perpetual Auction,” Observer, November 10, 2014 (color ill., Gazing Ball Charity)

    Charlotte Cowles, "Jeff Koons: Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya joins forces with the unstoppable artist," Harper's Bazaar, November 2014 (image with Birkin bags)

    Camille Chenais, "Artist and Critical Receptions, 1960-2015," in Picasso.Mania, ed. Didier Ottinger, exh. cat. (Paris: RMN, Grand Palais, 2015), p. 311 

    Emerson Rosenthal, "Happy Birthday, Jeff Koons," The Creators Project, January 21, 2016 (color ill., Project Perpetual auction installation) https://www.vice.com/en/article/qkwn9p/happy-birthday-jeff-koons

    Sarah Cascone, "Sherman and Salle to Inaugurate New London Spaces for Skarstedt and Almine Rech," Artnet News, June 13, 2016 (color ill.)

Birkin Bag (Shelf)
2014

handbag, mirror and acrylic
sizes vary in the nine unique sculptures

  • To benefit Project Perpetual's mission for worldwide access for children to lifesaving vaccines, Koons created ten unique works which were auctioned to raise over $5.5 million on November 10, 2014. 

    Birkin Bag (Shelf) is comprised of nine unique wall sculptures that incorporate donated Hermès bags as Readymade objects on mirrors. 

  • Allan Kozinn, "Koons Creating Sculptures for New Philanthropy Project," The New York Times, September 8, 2014

    Simon de Pury, “Simon’s World: Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya and Jeff Koons Unite For Charity," Artnet, October 21, 2014

    Jessica Khorsandi, "Sculpted Beauty. Jeff Koons Debuts Art with Hermes Birkins," DuJour, Winter 2014 (color ill., Project Perpetual auction installation) https://dujour.com/style/jeff-koons-hermes-birkin-project-perpetual-united-nations-foundation/

    Kat Herriman, "Birkin Bash," W Magazine, November 10, 2014 (color ill., Project Perpetual auction installation) https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/jeff-koons-project-perpetual

    Marshall Heyman," Birkin Bags, Jeff Koons Art on the Charity Auction Block," The Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2014 (color ill., Gazing Ball Charity)

    Nate Freeman, “Jeff Koons Brings Birkin Bags and Gazing Ball to the Project Perpetual Auction,” Observer, November 10, 2014 (color ill.; pink bag featured)

    Kerry Pieri, "Hermès Bags Are Having a Big News Week," Harper's Bazaar, November 11, 2014 https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a4344/birkin-bag-defacing/

    Charlotte Cowles, "Jeff Koons: Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya joins forces with the unstoppable artist," Harper's Bazaar, November 2014 (image with Birkin bags)

    Emerson Rosenthal, "Happy Birthday, Jeff Koons," The Creators Project, January 21, 2016 (color ill., Project Perpetual auction installation) https://www.vice.com/en/article/qkwn9p/happy-birthday-jeff-koons

    Aria Darcella, "The Birkin Bag Has Become a Canvas for Conceptual Art," CR Fashion Book, October 13, 2017 

Jeff Koons x Google: Live Case
2016

A limited edition Jeff Koons Google Live Case

  • Jeff Koons collaborated with Google to create the limited edition Jeff Koons Live Case. Koons created three Live Case designs for Google’s Nexus 6P and 5X phones, each featuring a sculpture from his Gazing Ball series: Gazing Ball (Diana)Gazing Ball (Mailbox), and Gazing Ball (Antinous-Dionysus)

    For the Live Wallpaper—a unique feature included with the case—Koons directed and produced his first ever live-action video piece: A classical rendition of the ballet Swan Lake featuring a blue gazing ball. The interactive wallpaper displays a still image of two dancers poised on a set designed by Koons. When the screen is tapped, the dancers perform a short choreography sequence from the ballet before returning to a resting position. There are twenty-eight sequences, all of which have been selected and edited by Koons, which rotate daily in a continuous cycle. This Gazing Ball Ballet was the first interactive wallpaper of this nature ever created. 

  • Andrew Myrick, "Google and Jeff Koons partner up for new Nexus Live Cases to be unveiled tomorrow," Phandroid, May 9, 2016 

    Patricia Garcia, “Jeff Koons’s New Artwork Is Surprisingly Affordable,” Vogue, May 9,  2016

    Abner Li, "Google announces limited-edition Jeff Koons Live Cases for Nexus 5X and 6P," 9TO5 Google, May 10, 2016 (color ill.)

    Ally Betker, “Jeff Koons, the Google of the Art World, Teams Up with Google,” W Magazine, May 10, 2016

    "Get Your Limited-Edition Jeff Koons Live Case Today," Android Blog, May 10, 2016 (color ill.)

    Jacob Kastrenakes, “Google teams up with artist Jeff Koons for limited-edition Nexus phone cases,” The Verge, May 10, 2016

    JC Torres, "Limited edition Jeff Koons live cases bring art to the Nexus," Slash Gear, May 11, 2016

    "Jeff Koons designs Android cases for Google," Fast Company News, May 10, 2016

    Justin Fenner, "Jeff Koons Just Released His Most Affordable Work Yet," GQ, May 10, 2016

    Misty White Sidell, “Jeff Koons and Google Unveil Phone Case Collaboration.” WWD, May 10, 2016

    Rain Embuscado, "Jeff Koons Debuts First Live-Action Video Work with Google," Artnet News, May 10, 2016 

    Ryan Whitwam, "Limited Edition Nexus Live Case By Artist Jeff Koons Will Be Available Starting Tomorrow," Android Police, May 10, 2016

    Stephen S. "Google Introduces trio of Jeff Koons-designed Nexus Live Cases," Phone Arena, May 10, 2016 (color ill.)

    Tyler Lee, "Google Introduces Limited Edition Live Cases By Jeff Koons," ubergizmo, May 10, 2016

    “Google teams up with Jeff Koons for limited-edition cases,” Yahoo!  May 11, 2016

    Daniel Scheffler, "Another day that art collided with technology," Selections, May 11, 2016

    Molly Elizalde, "When Is a Phone Case Not Just a Phone Case?" Sweet, May 11, 2016

    Darren Domirez, "Google Nexus Features Limited-Edition Jeff Koons Exhibition Live Case, His Cheapest Artwork Price Ever," University Herald, May 12, 2016 (color ill.)

    Jeff Beer, "Your Chance To Own Original Jeff Koons Art, Courtesy of Google's Nexus Live Case Line," Co.Create, May 12, 2016

    Amanda Green, "Be Part of Art History - Win A Signed Jeff Koons Phone Case & A Nexus 6P," Refinery29, May 16, 2016

    "For $40, you could own a Koons," The Art Newspaper, May 19, 2016

    Emanuel Maiberg, "A Critique of Jeff Koons' Nexus 6P Case," Motherboard, May 21, 2016 

    Melinda Sheckells, "Steven Tyler, Jeff Koons Celebrate Tony Bennett at Power of Love Gala," The Hollywood Reporter, May 22, 2016

Gretchen Mol Portfolio by Jeff Koons
2006

Koons directed and shot a seven-image portfolio of the actress Gretchen Mol for The New York Times in the March 12, 2006 issue.

Inflatable Pig Costume
1988-1989

polyvinyl figure with battery driven inflation motor
84 inches (H)
213.3 cm (H)

Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons: Masters
2017

A collaboration between Louis Vuitton and artist Jeff Koons,  Masters remixes the iconic artworks of the old masters and presents them in a way that encourages new interpretations.

  • For the collection, Koons brought imagery from his Gazing Ball Paintings series to a range of Louis Vuitton products.

    Further information on the collection and the story behind the collaboration can be found on Louis Vuitton's website.

  • Amy de Klerk, "Louis Vuitton Collaborates with Jeff Koons," Harper's Bazaar, April 11, 2017

    Dan Ahwa, “Louis Vuitton Unveils New Collaboration with Jeff Koons,” Viva, April 11, 2017

    Hélène Guillaume, "Louis Vuitton et Jeff Koons bousculent les codes de l'art," Madame Figaro, April 11, 2017

    Jo Ellison, “Master pieces? Jeff Koons on his first collaboration with Louis Vuitton,” Financial Times, April 11, 2017

    Laura Hawkins, “Different strokes: Louis Vuitton and Jeff Koons put a new frame on Old Masters,” Wallpaper*, April 11, 2017

    Sidonie Sawyer,  “Let’s Bag a Jeff Koons!” The Huffington Post, April 11, 2017

    Vanessa Friedman, “Jeff Koons’s New Line,” The New York Times, April 11, 2017

    Joelle Diderich, “Stars Converge for Launch of Louis Vuitton Collaboration With Jeff Koons,” WWD, April 12, 2017

    Jonathan Jones, “Jeff Koons’ Louis Vuitton bags: a joyous art history lesson,” The Guardian, April 12, 2017

    Nimrod Kamer, “Jeff Koons’ Louis Vuitton Bags Are Like Marmite,” GQ, April 20, 2017

    Sally Williams,  "Jeff Koons on his 'wild years'... and going from penniless to the world's most expensive artist," The Telegraph (UK), April 20, 2017

    Karen Von Hahn, "Vuitton's Newest Art Collaboration is Brilliantly Meta," Toronto Star Touch, April 25, 2017

    "New Louis Vuitton Bags are literal works of art," The Seattle Times, April 25, 2017

    Aleesha Harris, "Works of Wearable Art: Louis Vuitton, Jeff Koons collaboration brings priceless art to purses," The Province, April 26, 2017

    Deborah Vankin, “Jeff Koons on his new Gagosian show, his MOCA award and what’s behind those Louis Vuitton bags.” Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2017

    Maggie Bullock, “Jeff Koons discusses the old world inspiration for his new project with Louis Vuitton.” Elle, April 27, 2017

    “Why Streetwear Fans Should Care About Jeff Koons.” Highsnobiety, April 27, 2017

    Hyunjee Lee, "Mona Lisa's Face Was Everywhere at the Louis Vuitton Party Last Night," The Cut, April 28, 2017

    Nedra Rhone, "Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons collection debuts in Atlanta," The Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 28, 2017

    Paige Mastrandrea, "Louis Vuitton Releases Jeff Koons Product Collaboration," Haute Living, April 28, 2017

    Sydney Sadick, "W Magazine Celebrates Jeff Koons x Louis Vuitton Collab and Pop-Up Shop," The Daily Front Row, May 1, 2017

    Marion Vignal, “Inside Jeff Koons’ controversial collaboration with Louis Vuitton,” Elle, May 19, 2017

    "Koons tacks his 'Gazing Ball' on Vuitton bags," The Nation, June 13, 2017

    Cassidy Mantor, "Neiman Marcus and Jeff Koons celebrate Dallas art scene," Fashion Network, June 14, 2017

    Tyler Mccall, "Louis Vuitton Drops its Second Collection with Jeff Koons," Fashionista, October 12, 2017

    Jo Ellison, "Masterpieces? Jeff Koons on his first collaboration with Louis Vuitton?" Financial Times, November 4, 2017

    Kaitlin Phillips, “Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons,” Wonderland, July 10, 2017

Jeff Koons x Acute Art
Phyrne
2017

VR video, color, sound, indefinite duration

Popped! The Reading Game Starring Balloon Dog, produced by Clever Noodle
2024

Reading Card Game

RxArt CT Scanner for Advocate Children's Hospital
2010

Koons desgined the RxArt Jeff Koons CT Scanner for the Advocate Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Images of Balloon Dog (Red), Donkey, and Hanging Heart (Violet/Gold) were installed on the surrounding exam room walls in the hospital’s radiology department.

  • "Creativity Meets Medicine / CT Scanner Designed by Jeff Koons," Juxtapoz, April 26, 2010

    Hannah Martin, "Arts Nonprofit Rxart is Making Children's Hospitals a Little Brighter," Architectural Digest, August 17, 2015

    "Hospital graffiti: Just what doctor ordered?" Herald & Review, July 25, 2016

    "Elevating the Everyday," School Arts, February 2017

    Osman Can Yerebakan, "RxART Transforms Hospital Interiors with Colorful Art Works," Metropolis Magazine, November 20, 2020

    Jeff Koons. Shine, exh. cat. (Venice: Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Marsilio Editori S.p.A., 2021)

Snapchat: Augmented Reality World Lenses
2017

Snapchat and Jeff Koons partnered for virtual art installations worldwide in 2017. Koons built Lenses for Snapchat inspired by some of his most famous sculptures: Balloon Dog (Yellow)Balloon SwanRabbitPopeye, and Play-Doh. These art exhibits landed in major parks and landmarks worldwide, including in the US, Canada, UK, Paris, Australia and Brazil. Live locations included Central Park, New York City; Millennium Park, Chicago; National Mall, Washington D.C.; Venice Boardwalk, Los Angeles; Roundhouse Park, Toronto; Hyde Park, London; Champ de Mars (Eiffel Tower), Paris; Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro; Sydney Opera House, Sydney; and others.

Jeff Koons x The Skateroom
2021, 2023

Balloon Venus Skateboard and Popeye Skateboard, 2021

Pink Panther Skateboard, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10 Gallon Doubledecker Skateboard, and Three Ball 50/50 Tank (Two Spalding Dr. J Silver Series, Wilson Supershot) Skateboard, 2023

Each deck measures approx. 31x8in (80x20cm)
Made of 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood

  • The first JEFF KOONS x THE SKATEROOM collection happened in concurrence with the solo exhibition, Jeff Koons: Lost in America. The collection, released on November 21, 2021, funded two social organizations: The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and MazunteSk8Park, a skatepark construction project in Oaxaca, Mexico. The second collaboration features three editions, which each depict a classic artwork from Jeff Koons's oeuvre.

  • "New Global Licensing Partners Announced for 'Popeye and Friends'," License Global (UK), January 18, 2022 (color ill.) Popeye Skateboard

    "Global Licensing Programs for Popeye and Olive Oyl Expand with New Partners Across Food and Promotions," aNb Media, January 20, 2022 (color ill.) Popeye Skateboard

    Marie Honnay, "S'offrir des oeuvres d'art Andy Wahrol à prix abordable, c'est possible," Le Soir (Belgium), July 3, 2022 (color ill.) https://sosoir.lesoir.be/soffrir-des-oeuvres-dart-andy-wahrol-prix-abordable-cest-possiblePopeye Skateboard, 2021

    Kate Lawson, "Skate of the Art," Shadowplay, no. 4 (Fall 2023), pp. 294, 306 Balloon Venus Skateboard

Uli
2014-2020

gunmetal
58 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 30 1/8 inches
148.9 x 54.9 x 76.5 cm

  • Donated to J/P HRO Haiti Benefit, now CORE, in January 2014, Uli was made from Sean Penn’s gun collection, consisting of 62 guns and accessory parts.

    Over 60 firearms were rendered inactive and used in the creation of this unique artwork. The firearms being offered for decommission were from personal collection of Sean Penn as well as those previously owned by his late brother, actor Christopher Penn. This collection included assault rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, revolvers and over 100 ammunition magazines.

    As witnessed in Haiti after a dramatic reduction in gun violence following a 2004 UN disarmament program, these weapons were contributed in solidarity with a global recognition that peace and security are best served by the peaceful.

  • Sarah Cascone, "Charlize Theron Convinced Sean Penn to Get Rid of His Gun Collection—So He Asked Jeff Koons to Turn Them All Into a Sculpture," Artnet News, March 11, 2020 (color ill.

    Sarah Cascone, "Sean Penn Didn’t Want His Gun Collection Anymore. So Jeff Koons Turned It Into a $1.4 Million Sculpture," Yahoo Rob Report from Artnet News, March 11, 2020 (color ill.) https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sean-penn-didn-t-want-003001458.html

    Steph Eckardt, “Thanks to Jeff Koons, Sean Penn’s Gun Collection Is Now an Artsy Iron Throne,” W Magazine, March 12, 2020 (color ill.) https://www.wmagazine.com/story/sean-penn-jeff-koons-guns

    Jeff Koons. Shine, eds. Joachim Pissarro and Arturo Galansino, exh. cat. (Venice: Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Marsilio Editori S.p.A., 2021), p. 55

    Richard Andrews, "The Surreal Value of a Papua New Guinea Statue," Business Advantage PNG, May 30, 2022 https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/the-surreal-value-of-a-papua-new-guinea-statue/

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    “Uli” (2014-2020) was made from Sean Penn’s gun collection, consisting of 62 guns and accessory parts. Sean informed me that he wanted to decommission his gun collection, and asked if I would have any interest in creating an artwork out of his guns. I told him, “Absolutely,” and the Uli sculpture was created out of gunmetal. Uli figures are normally made out of wood, and they represent the maternal and paternal spirit of tribal leaders.”

Untitled (Egg for Faberge Big Egg Hunt Auction)
2014

polychromed polyurethane, mirror-polished stainless steel
40 inches (H)
101.6 cm

American Flagpole (Gazing Balls)
2024

American flag, aluminum flagpole, rope, concrete base, three 12" glass gazing balls
300 x 17 x 56 1/4 inches
762 x 43.2 x 22.2 cm
measurements variable, based on flag position

Edition of 1 plus 1 AP

  • “For the Harris Victory Fund, I made a patriotic piece incorporating the flag and gazing balls, which incorporates a 25-foot flagpole flying a 4 x 6-foot American flag in which, at its base, has three twelve-inch mirrored glass gazing balls representing the colors of the flag.” He continued, “The gazing ball, for me, has always represented generosity, so I incorporated them into “American Flagpole (Gazing Balls)” to celebrate the generosity of the American people.”
    – Jeff Koons