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“The entertainment industry, the advertising industry have taken [the] tools from the art world and made themselves much more politically potent. We are really devastated and very impotent right now. A photographer just working for an advertising company has a platform to be much more politically effective in the world than an artist.”

Quote by Jeff Koons

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Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons, born on January 21, 1955, is a highly influential contemporary artist. Known for his large-scale stainless steel sculptures and installations, his work often explores consumer culture, mass media, and the boundaries between art and life. more

“I learned a lot about the images of pornography and how much they dealt with close-up, when a person is at their most vulnerable and having to reveal details about themselves. I wanted to combine the eternal in two different manners. There is the biological eternal - here is our species reproducing - and then the transparent, spiritual aspect of it.”

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Book:Jeff Koons: Pictures, 1980-2002

Source: Jeff Koons: Pictures, 1980-2002

“A photograph for me does not have a sense of spiritual seduction, it does not have an essence, that this is something that permeates and which is eternal through time.”

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Author:Jeff Koons

“Art is obsolete now. New technologies are taking over.”

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Book:Jeff Koons: Pictures, 1980-2002

Source: Jeff Koons: Pictures, 1980-2002

“From the moment I take office, I will stand up to the special interests and stand with hardworking families so that we can give America back its future and its ideals.”