Jeff Koons and the Test of Time

by on August 12, 2006 at 6:21 am in The Arts | Permalink

It will be so rich, 200 years from now, to look back at the art that Jeff is creating today. It might all look quite quaint and sweet, and the graphic quality will look retro. And, of course, the vacuum cleaners will look like pieces of a stagecoach. But it will let people know that we did understand the weirdness of our world.

Read more here.  I sympathize with Jeff Koons.  One of my goals in writing this blog is to help people understand the weirdness of our world.  Here is one sculpture by Jeff Koons; try this too.

RWB August 12, 2006 at 8:48 am

It’s interesting to look at the artists (in all genres–novelists, painters, poets, sculptors, compsers, etc.) who were well-regarded in their time and who have been pretty much forgotten in the future. Koons seems like a likely candidate for this status. This I say without jusdgment. Jeff Koons isn’t my least favorite contemproary artist, but he is far from my favorite. But I think there is often a great difference between artists who somehow spoke to their moment and artists who can speak to future generations.

Amber August 12, 2006 at 12:10 pm

Jeff Koons is a thieving hack. I say this as someone who enjoys contemporary art. The reason it’s hard to believe he’s the one creating the work is because he isn’t.

Martin August 14, 2006 at 12:02 am

Tyler, why do you think the world is “so weird” now? Do you really think it was “less weird” in the, say 19th century? 15th Century? Pharaonic era? I expect you are deluding yourself with a very common human error of overestimating the importance or uniqueness of one’s own era.

And as they say, there is no accounting for taste.

levan September 12, 2006 at 3:36 am
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