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Gazing Ball (Ariadne)
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Gazing Ball (Ariadne)
plaster and glass
44 3⁄8 x 93 7⁄8 x 36 5⁄8 in. (112.7 x 238.4 x 93 cm.)
Executed in 2013. This work is number one from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Gazing Ball (Ariadne)
plaster and glass
44 3⁄8 x 93 7⁄8 x 36 5⁄8 in. (112.7 x 238.4 x 93 cm.)
Executed in 2013. This work is number one from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Provenance
David Zwirner, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Literature
C. Swanson, "The Age of Jeff Koons," New York Magazine, 13 May 2013, p. 29 (detail illustrated).
A. Russeth, "'Jeff Koons - New Paintings and Sculpture' at Gagosian Gallery and 'Jeff Koons - Gazing Ball' at David Zwirner, " Gallerist, 14 May 2013, digital (detail illustrated).
R. Smith, "Gladiatorial Combat: The Battle of the Big," The New York Times, 16 May 2013, digital (detail illustrated).
B. Davis, "Reflecting on Jeff Koons's Hollow Triumph in Chelsea," Bloomberg, 17 May 2013 (detail illustrated).
A. M. Gingeras, "Instant Classic," Artforum 52, no. 1, September 2013, p. 146 (installation view illustrated).
J. Koons, "Jeff Koons: Man of the Hour," W Magazine, June 2014 (illustrated and installation view illustrated).
V. Binet, "King Koons," Vogue Paris, no. 948, June-July 2014, p. 213 (illustrated).
M. Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," Art Techo 66, no. 1012, October 2014, pp. 14-15 (illustrated).
J. Lavrador, “Jeff Koons: génie ou imposteur?” Beaux Arts editions, November 2014, p. 138.
V. Prat, “Jeff Koons avec ses millions, il achète de Manet,” Le Figaro Magazine, no. 21869, 29 November 2014, p. 52 (illustrated).
A. Romanacce, "Jeff Koons: Le Roi de Paris," Arts Magazine, no. 93, December 2014 (detail illustrated).
L. Blissett, “Les obsessions majeures de Koons,” Beaux Arts editions, December 2014, pp. 34-35. M. Boutoulle, "Jeff Koons, a star in Paris," Connaissance des Arts, December 2014, p. 72 (illustrated).
S. Liu, "Art that Goes Pop," Kempinski (China), Winter 2014, pp. 28-29 (illustrated).
J. Koons and N. Rosenthal, Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal, London, 2014, pp. 70-71 (illustrated).
M. Amy, "A Supreme Trouble-Maker in Crowd-Pleasing," Sculpture 34, no. 2, March 2015, p. 55 (illustrated).
A. Sokoloff, "Jeff Koons Artista," Ars Magazine, no. 27, July-September 2015, pp. 40 and 42 (work in progress illustrated).
N. Ramage, "Ariadne and Cleopatra: Identities Transformed," New York: Ars Ceramica, September 2016, p. 29.
R. Corbett, "Jeff Koons and Eric Kandel Talk Art and Empathy," Blouin Artinfo, October 2016.
Masters: Louis Vuitton and the Arts, exh. cat., Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, pp. 35-36 (illustrated).
David Zwirner: 25 Years, exh. cat., New York, David Zwirner, 2018, p. 172 (illustrated).
V. Di Liscia, "The Art World Has Discovered the Dolly Parton Meme Challenge," Hyperallergic, 24 January 2020 (detail illustrated).
M. Veysi, "Alois Riegl, il pioniere della storia dell’arte," Artribune, 9 November 2020 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons. Shine, exh. cat., Venice, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, 2021, p. 181 (illustrated and installation view illustrated).
A. Russeth, "'Jeff Koons - New Paintings and Sculpture' at Gagosian Gallery and 'Jeff Koons - Gazing Ball' at David Zwirner, " Gallerist, 14 May 2013, digital (detail illustrated).
R. Smith, "Gladiatorial Combat: The Battle of the Big," The New York Times, 16 May 2013, digital (detail illustrated).
B. Davis, "Reflecting on Jeff Koons's Hollow Triumph in Chelsea," Bloomberg, 17 May 2013 (detail illustrated).
A. M. Gingeras, "Instant Classic," Artforum 52, no. 1, September 2013, p. 146 (installation view illustrated).
J. Koons, "Jeff Koons: Man of the Hour," W Magazine, June 2014 (illustrated and installation view illustrated).
V. Binet, "King Koons," Vogue Paris, no. 948, June-July 2014, p. 213 (illustrated).
M. Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," Art Techo 66, no. 1012, October 2014, pp. 14-15 (illustrated).
J. Lavrador, “Jeff Koons: génie ou imposteur?” Beaux Arts editions, November 2014, p. 138.
V. Prat, “Jeff Koons avec ses millions, il achète de Manet,” Le Figaro Magazine, no. 21869, 29 November 2014, p. 52 (illustrated).
A. Romanacce, "Jeff Koons: Le Roi de Paris," Arts Magazine, no. 93, December 2014 (detail illustrated).
L. Blissett, “Les obsessions majeures de Koons,” Beaux Arts editions, December 2014, pp. 34-35. M. Boutoulle, "Jeff Koons, a star in Paris," Connaissance des Arts, December 2014, p. 72 (illustrated).
S. Liu, "Art that Goes Pop," Kempinski (China), Winter 2014, pp. 28-29 (illustrated).
J. Koons and N. Rosenthal, Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal, London, 2014, pp. 70-71 (illustrated).
M. Amy, "A Supreme Trouble-Maker in Crowd-Pleasing," Sculpture 34, no. 2, March 2015, p. 55 (illustrated).
A. Sokoloff, "Jeff Koons Artista," Ars Magazine, no. 27, July-September 2015, pp. 40 and 42 (work in progress illustrated).
N. Ramage, "Ariadne and Cleopatra: Identities Transformed," New York: Ars Ceramica, September 2016, p. 29.
R. Corbett, "Jeff Koons and Eric Kandel Talk Art and Empathy," Blouin Artinfo, October 2016.
Masters: Louis Vuitton and the Arts, exh. cat., Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, pp. 35-36 (illustrated).
David Zwirner: 25 Years, exh. cat., New York, David Zwirner, 2018, p. 172 (illustrated).
V. Di Liscia, "The Art World Has Discovered the Dolly Parton Meme Challenge," Hyperallergic, 24 January 2020 (detail illustrated).
M. Veysi, "Alois Riegl, il pioniere della storia dell’arte," Artribune, 9 November 2020 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons. Shine, exh. cat., Venice, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, 2021, p. 181 (illustrated and installation view illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, David Zwirner, Jeff Koons: Gazing Ball, May-June 2013, pp. 64-65, 70-71, 72-73, 75 (illustrated and installation view illustrated).
Providence, Brown University, David Winton Bell Gallery, SHE: Picturing Women at the Turn of the 21st Century, October-December 2014.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, November 2014-September 2015, pp. 18, 206, 291, pl. 131 (English edition), pp. 214 and 302, pl. 131 (French edition), p. 57 (Spanish edition) (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Providence, Brown University, David Winton Bell Gallery, SHE: Picturing Women at the Turn of the 21st Century, October-December 2014.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, November 2014-September 2015, pp. 18, 206, 291, pl. 131 (English edition), pp. 214 and 302, pl. 131 (French edition), p. 57 (Spanish edition) (another example exhibited and illustrated).
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