Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Michael Jackson and Bubbles
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Michael Jackson and Bubbles
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Image View:
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Overall view from front side
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Creator:
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Jeff Koons (American sculptor, born 1954)
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Location:
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repository: Broad Museum (Los Angeles, California, United States) F-KOONS-1S95.02
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Location Note:
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221 S. Grand Avenue
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GPS:
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+34.0544-118.251
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Date:
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1988 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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glazed porcelain
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Technique:
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fabrication attributes: ceramics; molding (forming)
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Measurements:
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106.68 cm (height) x 82.55 (width) x 179.07 cm (length)
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Subjects:
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animal; contemporary (1960 to present); portrait; Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009; pets; chimpanzee
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Description:
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In his Banality series, Koons created sculptures of dimensions and details monstrous and absurd. These works, like Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988, are both compelling and disturbing in their size and seductive porcelain surfaces. The dead white of Jackson’s skin and his glamorous pose with Bubbles in matching clothing invite a chilling range of questions about celebrity and image making. (Source: Broad Museum [website]; https://www.thebroad.org/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-KOONS-BM-MJB-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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