Curated by Arturo Galansino and Joachim Pissarro, the exhibition brings to Florence a selection of the most famous works of an artist who, from the mid-XNUMXs to today, has revolutionized the international art system.
Developed in close dialogue with the artist, the Jeff Koons exhibition. Shine hosts loans from the most important collections and major international museums, proposing the concept of “shine” as an original key to understanding Jeff Koons' art, understood as a game of ambiguity between splendor and glow, being and appearing.
Author of works that have entered the collective imagination thanks to the ability to unite high and popular culture, from refined references to art history to quotations from the world of consumerism, Jeff Koons finds in the idea of "gloss" (shine) a key principle of his innovative sculptures and installations which aim to question our relationship with reality but also the very concept of the work of art. The works of the American artist place the viewer in front of a mirror in which to reflect and place him at the center of the environment that surrounds him. As Koons himself states: “The artist's work consists of a gesture with the aim of showing people what their potential is. It's not about creating an object or an image; everything happens in the relationship with the viewer. This is where the art happens”.
The exhibition is promoted and organized by the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation. Supporters: Municipality of Florence, Tuscany Region, Florence Chamber of Commerce, CR Firenze Foundation, Palazzo Strozzi Partner Committee. Main partner: Intesa Sanpaolo.
