Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis

Scott Rothkopf, Hans Ulrich Obrist

ISBN 10: 0847833593 / ISBN 13: 9780847833597

Published by Gagosian / Rizzoli, 2010

About this Item

Large-format hardcover volume, measuring approximately 12.5' X 12.5", is new. Book is preserved in shrink wrap. 140 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Gagosian Gallery, London, June 1-July 27, 2007. Essay by Scott Rothkopf. Includes an interview with the artist by Hans Ulrich Obrist. "The definitive survey of Jeff Koons s Hulk Elvis paintings, including an extensive interview with the artist in his studio. From the outset of his controversial career, Jeff Koons turned the traditional notion of the work of art and its context inside out. Focusing on unexpected yet banal objects as models for his work, he eschewed typical standards of "good taste" in art, instead embracing what he perceives as conventional middle-class values in order to expose the vulnerabilities of aesthetic hierarchies and value systems. Koons s declared strategies are to make art beautiful, to strive for objectivity, to give back the familiar, and to reflect, and thus empower, the viewer. The works of Koons s series Hulk Elvis burst with energy and precision yet mystify with their complex permutations and combinations of figurative and abstract elements. A charged mix of inflatable monkeys, geishas, birds, the Incredible Hulk, and the Liberty Bell jostle against realistically rendered landscapes, gestural paintings, steam engines and horse-drawn carriages, negative silhouettes, and underlying dot screens.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jeff Koons: Hulk Elvis
• Publisher: Gagosian / Rizzoli
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847833593
• ISBN 13: 9780847833597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The definitive survey of Jeff Koons’s Hulk Elvis paintings, including an extensive interview with the artist in his studio.

From the outset of his controversial career, Jeff Koons turned the traditional notion of the work of art and its context inside out. Focusing on unexpected yet banal objects as models for his work, he eschewed typical standards of "good taste" in art, instead embracing what he perceives as conventional middle-class values in order to expose the vulnerabilities of aesthetic hierarchies and value systems. Koons’s declared strategies are to make art beautiful, to strive for objectivity, to give back the familiar, and to reflect, and thus empower, the viewer. The works of Koons’s series Hulk Elvis burst with energy and precision yet mystify with their complex permutations and combinations of figurative and abstract elements. A charged mix of inflatable monkeys, geishas, birds, the Incredible Hulk, and the Liberty Bell jostle against realistically rendered landscapes, gestural paintings, steam engines and horse-drawn carriages, negative silhouettes, and underlying dot screens.

About the Author

Jeff Koons’s work has been widely exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions. Hans Ulrich Obrist has curated and co-curated over 200 solo and group exhibitions internationally since 1991.