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Jeff Koons — Italian Woman
Jeff Koons

Italian Woman

1986

"Italian Woman" is a monumental stainless steel sculpture by Jeff Koons that exemplifies his signature exploration of consumer culture, desire, and idealized beauty through highly polished, mirror-like surfaces. The work reflects Koons's fascination with classical and vernacular imagery, transforming familiar forms into sleek, seductive objects that blur the boundaries between high art and popular aesthetics. Its gleaming, reflective surface draws viewers into the work, implicating them in the sculpture's complex interplay of voyeurism, kitsch, and contemporary mythology.

Medium
stainless steel

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 16, 2016

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Jeff Koons, Italian Woman, 1986

"Italian Woman" is a monumental stainless steel sculpture by Jeff Koons that exemplifies his signature exploration of consumer culture, desire, and idealized beauty through highly polished, mirror-like surfaces. The work reflects Koons's fascination with classical and vernacular imagery, transforming familiar forms into sleek, seductive objects that blur the boundaries between high art and popular aesthetics. Its gleaming, reflective surface draws viewers into the work, implicating them in the sculpture's complex interplay of voyeurism, kitsch, and contemporary mythology.

Medium
stainless steel
Year
1986
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, Living Artist, Male Artist, Sculpture, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Pop Art, Stainless Steel, Monochromatic, Reflective Surface, Three-Dimensional, Metallic, Figurative, Post-Modern

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Collected by

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