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Visitors to the Royal Academy this week will have noticed a striking addition to the Annenberg Courtyard.
Specially created for the Summer Exhibition, Coloring Book by Jeff Koons Hon RA consists of highly reflective stainless steel with a surface decoration of brightly coloured swirls, and was unwrapped over the course of several hours early on Sunday.
Reflecting the almost symmetrical architecture of its surroundings, the sculpture has an intriguing quality of seeming to be transparent from certain angles.
The piece reflects Koons interest in society’s obsession with infantilism and youth. It is part of his Celebration series, a selection of which was recently displayed on the roof of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Koons was elected an Honorary Royal Academician in 2010.
Watch the installation of Coloring Book in the Courtyard in the time lapse film above. To view a large photograph of the sculpture, please click here
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All comments on this post - (9 comment)
Jeff Koons never ceases to amuse and inspire. Being a person who loves colour I was knocked out by it the first time I saw it on TV, needs natural daylight to appreciate it fully.
Posted on: July 31, 2011 4:02 PM by Adrian Fox
I love this sculpture - it brings out the child in me!! I'd not heard of Jeff Koons until last night on the 'Culture Show' !!!
Posted on: June 17, 2011 4:32 PM by Jane Milne
Hi Helen - we've now added a large photo of the work (see link above) - hope this helps!
Posted on: June 3, 2011 10:46 AM by Amy Macpherson
Beautiful...amazing sculpture!...
Posted on: June 3, 2011 7:10 AM by Mary Vieira
Good to see it, but pity it was so condensed in time - surely just twice as long wouldn't have hurt? A more detailed description would have also been interesting. Wish I could see the real thing...
Posted on: June 2, 2011 11:26 PM by Helen Eatwell
terrific, lets have fun, and jeff koons certainly does, love it!
Posted on: June 2, 2011 10:09 AM by lucianne lassalle
Truly Amazing!!! Hope to travel from North Wales to London to actually see it!!
Posted on: June 2, 2011 7:39 AM by June McHenry
What a stunningly joyful and beautiful work! I can't wait to see it in reality.
Posted on: May 21, 2011 3:36 PM by Shelley Upton
infantile is right! total crap. all his stuff. THE Royal Academy is not above this? The Met fell for it and you too. His purpose is to help make everybody conversant and appreciative of mass produced crap, calling it art.. And he's laughing all the way to the bank.
Posted on: May 18, 2011 5:15 PM by S. T. Jerome