BLOWN UP PUPPIES, HEARTS AND A LITTLE SEX
Hanging Heart 1994-2000 I haven’t actually asked around and especially those who are not interested in art of any kind (it does happen) if they know Jeff Koons. Reading or listening to interviews about him, he is apparently known by everyone - a worldwide celebrity. I may be one too if I sold a balloon heart or an inflatable animal at an auction for 112 million dollars. The word would certainly get around, would it not? The last exhibition of his work I had seen was in 2009 at the Versailles palace. THAT caused an uproar. How on earth can you put an inflatable heart at the top of the royal stair case?And how about that inflatable dog? Balloon Dog 1994-2000 Balloon Dog 1994-2000 Michael Jackson in one of the royal salons or even a blown up mirror in another part of the palace, along with a policeman whispering to a bear…..and here they all were again. Bear and Policeman, 1988 Bear and Policeman, 1988 Michael Jackson and Bubbles (1988) Moon (Light Blu