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Jeff Koons

1955 - Today

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Jeffrey Lynn Koons (; born January 21, 1955) is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist: US$58.4 million for Balloon Dog (Orange) in 2013 and US$91.1 million for Rabbit in 2019.Critics come sharply divided in their views of Koons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Koons has received more than 3,087,413 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Jeff Koons is the 27th most popular artist (up from 35th in 2019), the 1,123rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,590th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Artist.

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  • 61.33

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.35

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  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Jeff Koons ranks 27 out of 78Before him are Keith Haring, Adolph Menzel, Kurt Schwitters, Josef Albers, Banksy, and Émile Gallé. After him are Ulay, Edward Burne-Jones, Ai Weiwei, Akira Yoshizawa, Barnett Newman, and Méret Oppenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Jeff Koons ranks 38Before him are Björn Andrésen, Mark David Chapman, Roland Emmerich, Gary Sinise, Mariano Rajoy, and John Grisham. After him are Héctor Cúper, Denis Mukwege, Katalin Karikó, Egils Levits, J. K. Simmons, and Shoko Asahara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Koons ranks 1,123 out of 18,182Before him are Robert Aldrich (1918), David Hasselhoff (1952), David Bohm (1992), Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Jordan Belfort (1962), and Mr. T (1952). After him are Jimmy Connors (1952), Liliʻuokalani (1838), Robert Knepper (1959), Jaco Pastorius (1951), Lance Henriksen (1940), and Richard Matheson (1926).

Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Jeff Koons ranks 4Before him are Andy Warhol (1928), Roy Lichtenstein (1923), and Keith Haring (1958). After him are Barnett Newman (1905), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Bill Viola (1951), Dan Graham (1942), Vito Acconci (1940), and Robert Indiana (1928).

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