Ingrid Sischy, Eckhard schneider, Katy Siegel: Jeff Koons

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An in-depth study of Koons\'s entire oeuvre to date. Unlimited popular edition. From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons s art is anything but conformist. Since he stirred up the art world establishment in the 1980s with his unapologetic basketball sculptures and stainless steel toy blow-ups, Koons has been known as somewhat of a bad boy a reputation he confirmed in the early 90s via works depicting him having sex with then-wife Cicciolina, the Italian porn star-cum-politician. Following this torrid phase, he changed gears to produce the gargantuan Puppy, the 43-foot tall floral terrier that now resides at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Koons s exploitation of the banal, in the aggrandizement and/or embodiment of kitsch and pop imagery, has become his trademark; detractors may delight in their naysaying, but Koons s work commands millions at auction and his position at the forefront of contemporary art is indisputable. This exhaustive monograph begins with a biographical essay by Interview magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Sischy that puts his work into context and tells his personal story, as well as a text by Eckhard Schneider s analyzing Koons from a European perspective. Arranged in chronological chapters by work groups, the main body of the book features art historian and critic Katy Siegel s detailed analyses alongside hundreds of large-format images tracing Koons s career from 1979 to today. Rounding off the book are an extended bibliography and a lavishly illustrated biography. Fans of Jeff Koons s work will find in this publication not only a sumptuous book-object, but also the most comprehensive study of the artist s work ever published. This unlimited popular edition is for readers on a budget or who were unable to get their hands on the original limited Collector\'s and Art Edition. Which living artists keep their price? Who will be regarded as an investment 30 years from now? A decade after its sensational appearance, the most expensive limited edition artist monograph of the 20th century is finally back in print. (The rarest copy, numbered 1 and signed by Koons and 100 celebrities, was sold at auction for over $450,000.) Only this time everybody can afford it! The definitive work on the most controversial artist of his generation. A book owned by the world\'s major collectors and institutions, including New York\'s MoMA. See the exhibition in Berlin and remember why you\'ve always loved Koons, even though you\'d love to hate him – he\'s not only richer, but better looking. And he once married a porn star! Then plunge into this Taschen überwerk and revel in the kinky and kitsch, but always conceptual art of Jeff Koons. Basketballs in tanks! Stainless steel blow-ups! Topiary dog sculptures! Come on. Michael and Bubbles in porcelain. No artist since Warhol has made the banal appear so profound, and the trivial carry such import. So here\'s an object that bears his name. Does that make it mysterious – or valuable? Let\'s s