JEFF KOONS POPEYE SERIES
2009-07-06The Serpentine Gallery presents an exhibition of the work of the celebrated American artist Jeff Koons, his first major exhibition in a public gallery in England. Working in thematic series since the early 1980s, Koons has explored notions of consumerism, taste, banality, childhood and sexuality. He is known for his meticulously fabricated works that draw on a variety of objects and images from American and consumer culture. For his exhibition at the Gallery, Koons presents paintings and sculptures from his Popeye series, which he began in 2002. The works incorporate some of Koons’s signature ideas and motifs, including surreal combinations of everyday objects, cartoon imagery, art-historical references and children’s toys.
The exhibition runs through to September 13th, 2009.
Opposite –
Acrobat 2003–09
Polychromed aluminium,
galvanised steel, wood and straw
228.9 x 148 x 64.8 cm
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA
