Jeff Koons — the famous pop artists with York County roots — has been in the news a lot recently. His sculpture “The Balloon Dog (Orange)” sold for a cool $58.6 million, making it the most expensive piece by a living artist to sell at auction. Kim Kardashian snapped a photo of him with her child, North West. And, he also landed in a spread in The New York Times T Magazine. The article investigates Koons’ personal art collection. Read an excerpt:
AP Photo/Christie’s: ‘Balloon Dog (Orange)’ by Jeff Koons
“When Jeff Koons speaks about the ‘biological’ subtext of his art, he’s alluding to the sexual references embedded within. When Koons looks at the art he collects — old and modern masters including Picasso, Dalí and Courbet — he sees much the same thing.The Picasso portrait in his living room combines the faces of two women. In his bedroom, where nearly every painting — by Poussin, Magritte, Fragonard and more — is a celebration of desire.”
