Jeff Koons, Bless His Heart
You loved it at the Palazzo Grassi. You swooned for its chromium steel balloon doggie sibling. Now see Jeff Koons‘ nine-foot-tall “Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold)” (1994-2006) sculpture in person. All 3,500 pounds of love are now suspended over a patch of floor at Sotheby’s in New York City, the first time it has been exhibited in the United States. The beribboned heart, owned by Adam Lindeman (but you didn’t hear that from us), is one of five such sculptures, each of them uniquely colored and part of Koons’ “Celebration” series inspired by celebratory moments, such as when you win an auction for a sculpture that weighs more than a Honda Civic (but before you have to think about how to get it home).
“It looks like it came from outer space,” says Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art at Sotheby’s.
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