Jeff Koons describes his affinity for creating a dialogue with other artists by referencing art history — both Classical and Modern — in his work. From ArtBabble: Jeff Koons plucks images and objects from popular culture, framing questions about taste and pleasure. His contextual sleight-of-hand, which transforms banal items into sumptuous icons, takes on a [...]

Louis Vuitton Malletier (LVMH) recently put a halt to an exhibition comprised of 9 luxury branded locusts. The works, created from knockoff handbags by Kyoto-based artist Mitsuhiro Okamoto, are meant as social commentary. Okamoto is miffed that the company aligns his art, entitled Batta Mon (batta, “locust” and battamon, slang for “knockoff”), with counterfeit products. [...]

Sculptural installations can fail for a variety of reasons — some site specific works are not built to accommodate changing conditions, others are scorned by the community (see Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc), and finally, there is a category of works that are just plain dangerous. This week I’m counting down 5 art installation disasters, mishaps [...]

Sculptural installations can fail for a variety of reasons — some site specific works are not built to accommodate changing conditions, others are scorned by the community (see Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc), and finally, there is a category of works that are just plain dangerous. This week I’m counting down 5 art installation disasters, mishaps [...]

Sculptural installations can fail for a variety of reasons — some site specific works are not built to accommodate changing conditions, others are scorned by the community (see Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc), and finally, there is a category of works that are just plain dangerous. This week I’m counting down 5 art installation disasters, mishaps [...]