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The Collection of Antonio Homem Sonnabend
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Hulk (Friends)
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Hulk (Friends)
signed, dated and numbered 'Koons 2004-2012 3⁄3' (on the interior of the shorts)
polychromed bronze
71 ¼ x 48 ½ x 26 in. (181 x 123.2 x 66 cm.)
Executed in 2004-2012; this work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof
Hulk (Friends)
signed, dated and numbered 'Koons 2004-2012 3⁄3' (on the interior of the shorts)
polychromed bronze
71 ¼ x 48 ½ x 26 in. (181 x 123.2 x 66 cm.)
Executed in 2004-2012; this work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the late owner, 2012.
Literature
K. Miller, “Jeff Koons,” Tokion, March 2005, p. 39 (illustrated).
C. Kaplan, “Koons & McCartney,” Monopol, June 2006.
“Jeff Koons: Epitome of Desire,” Harper's Bazaar Art Edition, January 2012, p. 75 (illustrated).
S. Thornton, “Divine Intervention,” Artforum, 22 June 2012 (illustrated).
“Jeff Koons's New Sculptures: Sexy Contemporary Antiquities,” The Economist, 7-13 July 2012, p. 76 (illustrated).
G. Pendle, “Jeff Koons: Welcome to the Funhouse,” The American Visual Arts in China, Summer/Fall 2012, p. 37 (illustrated).
B. Lacombe, “Manhattan Portraits,” ACNE Paper, no. 14, Winter 2012 (illustrated).
M. Hollein, A. Beyer, M. Wagner, W. Grasscamp, B. Babich and V. Brinkmann, Jeff Koons: The Sculptor, exh. cat., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2012, pp. 114, 115, 188 (illustrated).
J. Pissarro, Jeff Koons: Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Almine Rech, 2013, pp. 20-21, 30-33, 36-41, 89 (illustrated).
A. LaSane, "Jeff Koons’ ‘Hulk Elvis' Exhibition Opens Soon at Gagosian Gallery in Hong Kong," Complex, 17 October 2014 (illustrated).
M. Polsinelli and S. Burkhanova, “The Words,” Garage Magazine, Fall/Winter 2014, p. 88 (illustrated).
B. Powers, “The Time Traveler,” Muse, Fall 2014, pp. 100-101 (illustrated).
D. Wee, “Jeff Koons Opens Solo Show at Gagosian Hong Kong,” Blouin Artinfo, 6 November 2014 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Gagosian, 2014 (illustrated).
S. Thornton, 33 Artists in 3 Acts, London, Granta, 2014, p. 106.
U. Arnold, The Art of Engineering / The Engineering of Art, Friedrichsdorf, Arnold AG, 2014, p. 123 (illustrated).
I. Seisdedos, “Factoria Koons: En Portada,” El País, no. 2017, 24 May 2015, p. 42 (illustrated).
I. Seisdedos, “Retrato de Jeff Koons, el artista más cotizado del mundo,” El País, 27 May 2015 (illustrated).
P. Tinari, Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., in association with Gagosian Gallery, 2015, pp. 17, 32-35, 51; front cover; back cover detail (illustrated).
Gagosian Quarterly, February-April 2016, p. 162; cover (illustrated).
Twenty Years, 1997-2017, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, Almine Rech Gallery, 2017, p. 66 (illustrated).
“Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art,” e-flux, 7 May 2018 (illustrated).
P. Alonso Poza, “#loquehayquever en Portugal: la Colección Sonnabend vuelve al Serralves,” Arte Informado, 10 May 2018 (illustrated).
V. Cruz, “Dos excessos de Jeff Koons à fotografia de Gilbert & George – Serralves regressa à coleção Sonnabend,” Expresso, 10 May 2018 (illustrated).
J. Ribas, The Sonnabend Collection: Half a Century of European and American Art. Part II, exh. cat., Porto, Serralves, 2018, pp. 5, 120-121, 133; cover (illustrated).
C. Selvin, “KAWS Mania, Buying Frenzy Over Julie Curtiss Painting Punctuate $108.1 M. Phillips 20th-Century and Contemporary Sale with ‘Measured' Bidding,” Artnews, 14 November 2019 (illustrated).
M. Gioni, Appearance Stripped Bare, Desire and the Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even, exh. cat., London, Phaidon, 2019, pp. 4-5, 240-241, 253 (illustrated).
E. Taggart, “Here are six Jeff Koons artworks that showcase how his artistic practice evolved over the years,” My Modern Met, 13 September 2020 (illustrated).
“Qatar Museums to present first exhibition by Jeff Koons in Gulf Region,” Gulf Times, 13 September 2021.
M. Westall, “Jeff Koons: Lost in America, his first exhibition in the Gulf region,” FAD Magazine, 14 September 2021 (illustrated).
Marivie, “Qatar Museums to present first exhibition by Jeff Koons in the Gulf Region,” I Love Qatar, 15 September 2021 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons. Lost in America, M. Gioni, ed., exh. cat., Milan, Skira, 2021, p. 29.
J. Pissarro and A. Galansino, eds., Jeff Koons. Shine, exh. cat., Venice, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Marsilio Editori S.p.A., 2021.
P. Laster, “Jeff Koons in His Own Words,” Ocula, 5 January 2022.
A. Kane, “Debunking the biggest myths around Jeff Koons,” Dazed, 21 January 2022.
M. Gioni, J. Koons, M. Smith, J. Morgan, H. Moro, A. Cruzvillegas, P. Charpenel, M. Minera and D. Chipperfield, Museo Jumex: 10 Years, New York, Rizzoli Electa, 2024, pp. 246-257 (illustrated).
I. Luzi, “Jeff Koons, ora è ufficiale: lascia Pace Gallery e torna da Gagosian,” ArtsLife, 28 August 2025, n.p. (illustrated).
C. Kaplan, “Koons & McCartney,” Monopol, June 2006.
“Jeff Koons: Epitome of Desire,” Harper's Bazaar Art Edition, January 2012, p. 75 (illustrated).
S. Thornton, “Divine Intervention,” Artforum, 22 June 2012 (illustrated).
“Jeff Koons's New Sculptures: Sexy Contemporary Antiquities,” The Economist, 7-13 July 2012, p. 76 (illustrated).
G. Pendle, “Jeff Koons: Welcome to the Funhouse,” The American Visual Arts in China, Summer/Fall 2012, p. 37 (illustrated).
B. Lacombe, “Manhattan Portraits,” ACNE Paper, no. 14, Winter 2012 (illustrated).
M. Hollein, A. Beyer, M. Wagner, W. Grasscamp, B. Babich and V. Brinkmann, Jeff Koons: The Sculptor, exh. cat., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2012, pp. 114, 115, 188 (illustrated).
J. Pissarro, Jeff Koons: Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Almine Rech, 2013, pp. 20-21, 30-33, 36-41, 89 (illustrated).
A. LaSane, "Jeff Koons’ ‘Hulk Elvis' Exhibition Opens Soon at Gagosian Gallery in Hong Kong," Complex, 17 October 2014 (illustrated).
M. Polsinelli and S. Burkhanova, “The Words,” Garage Magazine, Fall/Winter 2014, p. 88 (illustrated).
B. Powers, “The Time Traveler,” Muse, Fall 2014, pp. 100-101 (illustrated).
D. Wee, “Jeff Koons Opens Solo Show at Gagosian Hong Kong,” Blouin Artinfo, 6 November 2014 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Gagosian, 2014 (illustrated).
S. Thornton, 33 Artists in 3 Acts, London, Granta, 2014, p. 106.
U. Arnold, The Art of Engineering / The Engineering of Art, Friedrichsdorf, Arnold AG, 2014, p. 123 (illustrated).
I. Seisdedos, “Factoria Koons: En Portada,” El País, no. 2017, 24 May 2015, p. 42 (illustrated).
I. Seisdedos, “Retrato de Jeff Koons, el artista más cotizado del mundo,” El País, 27 May 2015 (illustrated).
P. Tinari, Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., in association with Gagosian Gallery, 2015, pp. 17, 32-35, 51; front cover; back cover detail (illustrated).
Gagosian Quarterly, February-April 2016, p. 162; cover (illustrated).
Twenty Years, 1997-2017, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, Almine Rech Gallery, 2017, p. 66 (illustrated).
“Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art,” e-flux, 7 May 2018 (illustrated).
P. Alonso Poza, “#loquehayquever en Portugal: la Colección Sonnabend vuelve al Serralves,” Arte Informado, 10 May 2018 (illustrated).
V. Cruz, “Dos excessos de Jeff Koons à fotografia de Gilbert & George – Serralves regressa à coleção Sonnabend,” Expresso, 10 May 2018 (illustrated).
J. Ribas, The Sonnabend Collection: Half a Century of European and American Art. Part II, exh. cat., Porto, Serralves, 2018, pp. 5, 120-121, 133; cover (illustrated).
C. Selvin, “KAWS Mania, Buying Frenzy Over Julie Curtiss Painting Punctuate $108.1 M. Phillips 20th-Century and Contemporary Sale with ‘Measured' Bidding,” Artnews, 14 November 2019 (illustrated).
M. Gioni, Appearance Stripped Bare, Desire and the Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even, exh. cat., London, Phaidon, 2019, pp. 4-5, 240-241, 253 (illustrated).
E. Taggart, “Here are six Jeff Koons artworks that showcase how his artistic practice evolved over the years,” My Modern Met, 13 September 2020 (illustrated).
“Qatar Museums to present first exhibition by Jeff Koons in Gulf Region,” Gulf Times, 13 September 2021.
M. Westall, “Jeff Koons: Lost in America, his first exhibition in the Gulf region,” FAD Magazine, 14 September 2021 (illustrated).
Marivie, “Qatar Museums to present first exhibition by Jeff Koons in the Gulf Region,” I Love Qatar, 15 September 2021 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons. Lost in America, M. Gioni, ed., exh. cat., Milan, Skira, 2021, p. 29.
J. Pissarro and A. Galansino, eds., Jeff Koons. Shine, exh. cat., Venice, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Marsilio Editori S.p.A., 2021.
P. Laster, “Jeff Koons in His Own Words,” Ocula, 5 January 2022.
A. Kane, “Debunking the biggest myths around Jeff Koons,” Dazed, 21 January 2022.
M. Gioni, J. Koons, M. Smith, J. Morgan, H. Moro, A. Cruzvillegas, P. Charpenel, M. Minera and D. Chipperfield, Museo Jumex: 10 Years, New York, Rizzoli Electa, 2024, pp. 246-257 (illustrated).
I. Luzi, “Jeff Koons, ora è ufficiale: lascia Pace Gallery e torna da Gagosian,” ArtsLife, 28 August 2025, n.p. (illustrated).
Exhibited
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons the Sculptor, June-September 2012 (another from the edition exhibited).
Brussels, Almine Rech Gallery, Jeff Koons, October-November 2012 (another from the edition exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Empire State, New York Art Now, November 2013-February 2014.
Hong Kong, Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis, November-December 2014 (another from the edition exhibited).
Vienna, Galerie Belvedere, Jeff Koons: Hulk (Friends), September-October 2015.
Porto, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, The Sonnabend Collection: Part II, May-September 2018.
Mexico City, Museo Jumex, Appearance Stripped Bare: Desire and the Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even, May-September 2019.
Doha, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Jeff Koons: Lost in America, November 2021-March 2022 (another from the edition exhibited).
Brussels, Almine Rech Gallery, Jeff Koons, October-November 2012 (another from the edition exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Empire State, New York Art Now, November 2013-February 2014.
Hong Kong, Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis, November-December 2014 (another from the edition exhibited).
Vienna, Galerie Belvedere, Jeff Koons: Hulk (Friends), September-October 2015.
Porto, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, The Sonnabend Collection: Part II, May-September 2018.
Mexico City, Museo Jumex, Appearance Stripped Bare: Desire and the Object in the Work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even, May-September 2019.
Doha, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Jeff Koons: Lost in America, November 2021-March 2022 (another from the edition exhibited).
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