Gazing Ball (Klimt Kiss)
Jeff Koons
In 2019, Koons created incredible prints of his 2015 “Gazing Ball” paintings. Gazing Ball (Klimt Kiss), 2019 is a modern take on Gustav Klimt’s renowned 1907-1908 painting “The Kiss.” Koons’ version reinvigorates the legacy of another great artist in history; he utilizes the same composition as the original painting, with two figures engaging in a gentle embrace in the center of the work. The archival pigment print mimics exactly the ornate, decorative style associated with Klimt’s work. However, Koons appropriation is, as he notes, “not about being a copy, this is about this union, the concept of participating.” The reflection of the viewer in the gazing ball engages the viewer and quite literally takes them into the work itself. Instead of gazing upon the intimacy of the moment that Klimt created, Koons’ audiences gaze upon themselves and are left to ponder their role as a viewer.
Gazing Ball (Klimt Kiss)
Jeff Koons
- Artist
- Jeff Koons (b.1955)
- Title
- Gazing Ball (Klimt Kiss)
- Medium
- Archival pigment print on Innova rag paper, glass
- Date
- 2019
- Size
- 39 x 38 in : 99.1 x 96.5 cm
- Framed Size
- 39 ½ x 38 ¾ in : 100.0 x 98.4 cm
- Edition
- From the edition of 20
- Inscriptions
- Signed and numbered recto
- Publisher
- Published by Two Palms, New York
- Reference
- AC22-60
- Status
- Sold
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