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Jeff Koons art on display at Ashmolean Oxford | Jeff Koons art on display at Ashmolean Oxford |
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Works by renowned artist Jeff Koons have gone on display in the UK for the first time. | Works by renowned artist Jeff Koons have gone on display in the UK for the first time. |
The US artist said he hoped the exhibition would create a "dialogue" with visitors to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. | The US artist said he hoped the exhibition would create a "dialogue" with visitors to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. |
The display showcases 17 pieces from throughout his career, including 14 never before shown in this country. | The display showcases 17 pieces from throughout his career, including 14 never before shown in this country. |
Koons decided to host the show in Oxford after a visit to accept an award from a university society in 2017. | |
In 2013 his sculpture Balloon Dog broke the world record for the highest price paid for a single artwork made by a living artist, selling for £36.7m. | In 2013 his sculpture Balloon Dog broke the world record for the highest price paid for a single artwork made by a living artist, selling for £36.7m. |
Who is Jeff Koons? | Who is Jeff Koons? |
Koons became widely recognised for contemporary sculptures after a solo exhibition in 1980. | Koons became widely recognised for contemporary sculptures after a solo exhibition in 1980. |
He is best known for his stainless steel sculptures of balloon animals, as well as using ready-made and found objects in his work. | He is best known for his stainless steel sculptures of balloon animals, as well as using ready-made and found objects in his work. |
His art has been shown in major galleries throughout the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. | His art has been shown in major galleries throughout the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. |
His giant floral sculpture Puppy is permanently installed outside the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. | His giant floral sculpture Puppy is permanently installed outside the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. |
He honours include the French Légion d'Honneur and the US State Department's Medal of the Arts. | He honours include the French Légion d'Honneur and the US State Department's Medal of the Arts. |
Asked how he feel to be displaying his work in the world's oldest public museum, Koons said: "I have to pinch myself. I feel so fortunate I have a platform to show my works. | Asked how he feel to be displaying his work in the world's oldest public museum, Koons said: "I have to pinch myself. I feel so fortunate I have a platform to show my works. |
"To be here and to be in a dialogue with the students of Oxford, the people that come to the Ashmolean, about what art can be, it's so exciting. | "To be here and to be in a dialogue with the students of Oxford, the people that come to the Ashmolean, about what art can be, it's so exciting. |
"I remember walking into museums for the first time and seeing things that would really stimulate me about contemporary art, and I hope this exhibition can do that for some people." | "I remember walking into museums for the first time and seeing things that would really stimulate me about contemporary art, and I hope this exhibition can do that for some people." |
Exhibition curator Sir Norman Rosenthal said: "Jeff Koons's work plays with our memories of childhood and our "educated" cultural experiences as he blends high and low culture. | Exhibition curator Sir Norman Rosenthal said: "Jeff Koons's work plays with our memories of childhood and our "educated" cultural experiences as he blends high and low culture. |
"Putting his work in the Ashmolean - the first museum in the very heart of academia, Oxford University - we can take his experiment a step further. | "Putting his work in the Ashmolean - the first museum in the very heart of academia, Oxford University - we can take his experiment a step further. |
"For those of us willing to share in his visions, Jeff Koons makes art a magical transformation." | "For those of us willing to share in his visions, Jeff Koons makes art a magical transformation." |
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