Jeff Koons
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Jeffrey Lynn Koons is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with
Koons in 2014
Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (1983) by Koons at Tate Liverpool
Puppy (head detail) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
Balloon Dog (Magenta), 1994–2000, mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, 121 × 143 × 45 in. (307.3 × 363.2 × 114.3 cm), François Pinault Foundation. One of five unique versions (Blue, Magenta, Orange, Red, Yellow). The Orange version was sold in 2013 for a record price for a living sculptor.
Kitsch
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Kitsch is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous, or of banal taste.
Jeff Koons
…Critics come sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings or critiques in his works. Koons was born in York…
A Friend in Need, a 1903 Dogs Playing Poker painting by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, is a common example of kitsch.
Puppy by Jeff Koons (2010) is a self-aware display of kitsch, specifically as a combination of opulence and cuteness.
A mass-produced teapot and milk jug set, themed after a rural cottage
Abraj al Saat in Mecca has been described as kitsch.