Puppy
Koons, Jeff
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Date
1992-1997Description
Overall view looking south; This floral sculpture of a West Highland terrier has been located at several sites. It was first created in 1992 for a temporary exhibit in Germany. As of 1997, as part of the opening exhibit , it is now part of the permanent collection of the Bilbao Guggenheim. A stainless steel armature holds over 25 tons of soil watered by an internal irrigation system. In the summer of 2000, the statue travelled to New York City for a temporary exhibition at Rockefeller Center. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/14/2010)
Type of Work
topiary; environmental art; sculpture (visual work)Subject
animal, botanical, contemporary (1960 to present), dog, kitsch, Neo-Geo, Post-Pop, Chia Pets, Twentieth century, Neo-Pop
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only