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Jeff Koons — Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange)
Jeff Koons — Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange)
Jeff Koons

Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange)

2013

Jeff Koons's Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange), created between 2013 and 2019, reimagines the prehistoric Venus of Lespugue figurine as a monumental, inflatable form executed in mirror polished stainless steel with a vibrant transparent orange coating. The sculpture's sleek, reflective surfaces capture and distort the viewer's surroundings, embodying Koons's signature dialogue between consumer culture and art history. Exhibited at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens as part of the exhibition Jeff Koons: Venus Lespugue, the work bridges Paleolithic imagery and contemporary visual language. Its large scale and luminous orange hue make it a commanding and collectible centerpiece representative of Koons's most iconic body of work.

Medium
Mirror polished stainless steel with transparent color coating

Notes

Featured in the exhibition 'Jeff Koons: Venus Lespugue' at The Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece. Exhibition on view through August 31, 2026. Photos shared by @maria.orfan, @miriam.andreina.rendon, dimitra_korombili, and @monsieurkoutrak. Ownership status: spotted.

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Jeff Koons, Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange), 2013

Jeff Koons's Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange), created between 2013 and 2019, reimagines the prehistoric Venus of Lespugue figurine as a monumental, inflatable form executed in mirror polished stainless steel with a vibrant transparent orange coating. The sculpture's sleek, reflective surfaces capture and distort the viewer's surroundings, embodying Koons's signature dialogue between consumer culture and art history. Exhibited at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens as part of the exhibition Jeff Koons: Venus Lespugue, the work bridges Paleolithic imagery and contemporary visual language. Its large scale and luminous orange hue make it a commanding and collectible centerpiece representative of Koons's most iconic body of work.

Medium
Mirror polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
Year
2013
Seen at
Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens Municipality, Greece

Related themes

Consumer Culture, Living Artist, Blue Chip, Conceptual, Vibrant, Figure, Installation, American, Monumental Scale, Sculpture, Mirror Polished, Neo-Geo, Mythology, Pop Art, Stainless Steel, Art History, Reflective Surface, Figurative, Contemporary, Orange

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Hamilton Selway Gallery, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Alex Capecelatro