Jeff Koons | Balloon Monkey (Orange)

Signed, Numbered, and Dated on bottom  

Jeff Koons transforms a twisted balloon monkey into a reflective porcelain limited edition, Balloon Monkey. Incorporating the vocabulary of his iconic Celebration sculptures, Balloon Monkey, along with two other animals, Balloon Swan and Balloon Rabbit, marked a spectacular new chapter in Koons’s oeuvre.

This limited edition work masterfully transforms each object to emulate the flawless and voluptuous appearance of an inflated ballon, twisted by unseen hands into a playful animal.

Jeff Koons has been interested in cultural subject matter with widespread appeal throughout his career. It is, therefore, fitting that the monkey has been a recurring motif in his body of work. Humankind’s close kinship with primates has captured the artist’s fascination throughout history, serving as a symbol of universal themes such as the pursuit of pleasure, sexuality, and innocence. Koons merges these typically contradictory concepts through the reduction of the subject to its most basic form.