MOON PHASES

Moon Phases
2023

Various Sizes

  • Jeff Koons: Moon Phases, 2023, comprises 125 unique works, each consisting of three components: a sculpture installed on the Moon in perpetuity, a sculpture that will stay on Earth, and an NFT corresponds with the sculptures on the Moon and the Earth.

    The 125 miniature Moon sculptures, each approximately 1 inch, 2.5 cm, in diameter, are displayed together in a fully transparent cube that measures 7 7/8" x 7 3/4 x 6 inches. 

    Each of the 125 Moon Phases on Earth is made of mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, gemstone, white gold, crystal glass, optical glass, mirrored glass, Corian that measures 15 9/16 x 14 x 14 inches, 39.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm.

  • New York, Pace Verso NFT Showcase, NFT.NYC at Pace Gallery, Moon Phase  June 21 - 23, 2022.  The prototype of Moon Phase (Muhammad Ali) installed with information on Jeff Koons: Moon Phases on wall.

    Oddysseus, Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, landed on the surface of the Moon with Moon Phases by Jeff Koons, the first authorized artwork to be placed on the Moon, February 22, 2024 – Perpetuity 

  • Ted Loos, "Loving Art to the Moon and Back," The New York Times, June 23, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/arts/jeff-koons-art-moon.html

    Bill Powers, "From Hydra to the Moon," MUSE Magazine, September 16, 2022, pp. 262-291 https://musemagazine.it/articles/jeff-koons-en/

    Laura Schreffler, "Jeff Koons’ New Project Is Totally Out Of This World: He’s Launching A Permanent Exhibition On The Moon," Haute Living, November 28, 2022 https://hauteliving.com/2022/11/jeff-koons-launching-permanent-space-exhibition/721902/

    Zachary Small, "Jeff Koons Sculptures Hitch Ride on SpaceX Rocket to the Moon," The New York Times, February 15, 2024, 

    Karen K. Ho, "SpaceX Racket Carrying Jeff Koons's 125 Moon Sculptures Finally Takes Off," ArtNEWS, February 15, 2024 

    Joséphine Bindé, "Des sculptures de Jeff Koons envoyées sur la Lune par Elon Musk," Beaux Arts, February 16, 2024,

    Maria Platero, "Jeff Koons "Sbarco sulla Luna con le mie opere,"" La Repubblica, February 19, 2024

    James Gurney, "Jeff Koons' art is about to land on the moon with Odysseus," Wallpaper*, February 21, 2024, pp. 2, 3, 5

    "Kommerzielle Raumfähre "Nova-C" Jeff-Koons-Skulpturen auf dem Mond gelandet," Monopol, February 23, 2024, pp. 1-3

    Adam Schrader, "Koons Landing! The Artist's Mini-Sculptures Have Made It to the Moon," Artnet News, February 23, 2024, pp. 1-3 (color ill. p. 1, 3)

    Gareth Harris, "Jeff Koons sculptures complete long-awaited journey to moon," The Art Newspaper, February 23, 2024, pp. 1-4 (color ill. p. 2)

    Mia Jankowicz, "A sculpture by Jeff Koons has become the first 'authorized' artwork on the moon," Business Insider, February 23, 2024, pp. 1-8 (color ill. p. 1, 5)

    David Eksedjian, "Odysseus moon landing: Jeff Koons has pulled off one of the great art stunts of the century," The Conversation, February 28, 2024, pp. 1-4