Jeff
Koons' spectacular October 2008 exhibition at Berlin's Neue
Nationalgalerie presented the infamous series of sculptures and
paintings known collectively as Celebration,
a project whose fabrication has involved so much labor (both manual and
computer-aided) that Koons seemed to almost vanish from the art world
radar in the 1990s, when he first undertook the series. Such works wear their playroom origins on their
sleeves, but their gargantuan proportions, with their attendant sense of
menace, establish them firmly in the adult world as infant objects
retrieved and rebuilt with adult strength. This monograph documents these mammoth installations in the Neue
Nationalgalerie's Upper Hall, an exhibition that without doubt
constitutes a milestone in the artist's career.
A very nice copy -- clean and tight, no writing or tears. Light edgewear to the boards and dj. 2008, Hatje Cantz. Bilingual (German & English) text.