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Jeff Koons's Gig at The New Museum
The Koons-picked Exhibit Skin Fruit
The Yacht That Koons Designed
Pop Master Plays Curator
Jeff Koons's Gig at The New Museum
Iconoclast, provocateur, capitalist: the American artist Jeff Koons has had many
labels thrust upon him. Now add “curator.” The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York
asked Koons to be the inaugural guest curator in its “Imaginary Museum” series
(which will periodically showcase leading private collections of contemporary
art from around the world). The result, titled Skin Fruit, and running
through early June, is a compelling exhibition of cherry-picked works owned by
Greek businessman-philanthropist Dakis Joannou, a close friend and avid collector of Koons.
Scoring some rare face
time with the pop guru, filmmaker Alison Chernick followed Koons around the
museum during the installation. Strolling up to sculptures by Charles Ray,
Terence Koh and Liza Lou, Koons elucidates his selections—as well as his philosophies
about capital-A art—in his trademark captivating educational lull. Chernick
previously filmed the artist in epic scope for her 2004 feature-length
documentary, The Jeff Koons Show. “He’s great to work with because he’s
such a mystery,” she says. “Even after making my documentary, the mystery
remains unraveled. I’m still trying to figure him out.” With this show, the
window onto that magnificent brain that has given us aluminium pool toys, flower
puppies and Hulk Elvis opens a bit wider.
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