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ometimes a contemporary work of art is
challenging to see since our busy schedules and
the illusiveness of artists preclude attendance.
us, seeing the iconic art objects sculpted
by Jeff Koons is no exception. However, if you want
to see something very special and rare in the art world,
then by all means attend the June debut of the most
comprehensive retrospective ever devoted to the art of
Koons at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New
York. Organized by curator and Associate Director of
Programs, Scott Rothkopf, the more than three decades
of the artist's work that includes a range of 120 pieces in
various mediums and often huge sizes, will be on view
from June 27 through October 19, 2014.
e Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930
by art patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, is the world's
leading museum of twentieth-century and contemporary
art of the United States. is retrospective of Koons work
is indeed one-of-a-kind and the first large-scale museum
By: E. J. Webber
JEFF KOONS
A Retrospective at the Whitney Museum
Jeff Koons, Aqui Bacardi, 1986. Oil inks on canvas; 45 x 60 in.
(114.3 x 152.4 cm).Ostrow Family Collection. ©Jeff Koons.
