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Item: Red Balloon Dog

Jeff Koons

1995

Object, 26.67 x 26.67 cm.
Materials: metallized porcelain

Collection: Private Collection.

From the unique mix of Pop, Conceptual and appropriation art Jeff Koons has created his own engaging and often controversial style.

One of his most famous sculptures is a 3,6 metres stainless steel balloon animal. Balloon Dog is part of Koons’ “Celebration” series. The series from 1994 features five coloured sculptures in red, magenta, blue, orange and yellow.

Speaking about the artwork, Koons told Christie’s: “When I made ‘Balloon Dog’, I wanted to make a piece that reflected the joy of celebrating a birthday or a party. The balloon dog is materialism and monumentality. In many ways, it is like the Trojan horse.”

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