From the artist's life
His Rabbit, a mirror-polished steel bunny, sold for $91 million — a record for a living artist at the time.
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Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons (born 1955) is among the most famous and divisive living artists, known for giant, mirror-polished stainless-steel sculptures of balloon animals and kitsch icons. His work blurs high art and consumer culture.
Koons turned banal, shiny consumer imagery into record-breaking high art, embodying the spectacle of the contemporary market.
- A leading Neo-pop artist of shiny, oversized everyday objects.
- His balloon animals in steel became icons of the art market.
- His Rabbit set a record for a living artist.
Key works
Where to start
Complete list of key works
Works with a dedicated ArtAtlas page are highlighted in gold.
- Balloon DogOn ArtAtlas
- PuppyListed for reference
- KiepenkerlListed for reference
- RabbitListed for reference
- Vaccum (Jeff Koons)Listed for reference
1994
Balloon Dog
It is cast in stainless steel but looks like a light inflatable balloon — a one-tonne optical illusion.