Monkeys (Chair)
Monkeys (Chair) is a sculpture by the American artist Jeff Koons (dimensions: 284.5 × 58.4 × 73.7 cm; material: polychrome aluminum, wood, straw), which was made in 2003 as part of the series “Popeye " originated. Today it is in the Uli Knecht collection.
description
The sculpture is a seemingly surreal combination of everyday objects. Three monkeys in the look of inflatable toy figures are hooked into one another at their hands and feet and form a horizontally hanging chain. A white-framed country house chair with a wicker seat is attached to the foot of the lowest monkey. The sculpture illustrates Koons' interest in children's toys, which is particularly evident in the “Popeye” series in the use of animal-shaped swimming aids. The monkey chain is also reminiscent of the “Barrel of Monkeys” puzzle, the aim of which is to hook plastic monkeys together in the longest possible chain. Monkeys (Chair) illustrates Koons' efforts to mix conceptual and serial art with elements of pop culture and craft in his work .
technology
The monkey figures in Monkeys (Chair) are made of polychromed aluminum . The aluminum was shaped from the prints of inflatable toy monkeys. The transfer of the toy figures into another material gives the arrangement the necessary statics to be able to carry the chair at the lower end.
effect
Jeff Koons plays in Monkeys (Chair) with different material perceptions. The monkeys seem to be made of plastic , but this perception of the material contradicts the static demands on the sculpture. A chain of inflatable figures could not support a chair without loosening. The only information here is a look at the object sign. The floating lightness of the rubber monkeys is thus contrasted with the monumental weight of the materials wood and metal.
literature
- Vinzenz Brinkmann: Jeff Koons - The Sculptor. Exhib. Cat. For "Jeff Koons, the Painter & the Sculptor", Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, June 20 - September 23, 2012, Ostfildern 2012, p. 109.
Web links
- Illustration
- PAC Collection Talks: Björn Geldhof to discuss Jeff Koons's “Monkeys” and Maurizio Cattelan's “Ave Maria” , entry from the PinchukArt Center on March 29, 2012, viewed on April 3, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Vinzenz Brinkmann: Jeff Koons - The Sculptor. Exhib. Cat. For "Jeff Koons, the Painter & the Sculptor", Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, June 20 - September 23, 2012, Ostfildern 2012, p. 109.
- ↑ Jeff Koons at the Serpentine Gallery , article by Robin Blake (July 4, 2009), viewed April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Entry on the website of the PinchukArt Center ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on March 29, 2012, viewed on April 2, 2013.
