Tulips (Version 3)

mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
80 x 180 x 205 inches
203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm
© Jeff Koons
5 unique versions
1995-2004


Tulips

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Tulips (Version 3)

mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
80 x 180 x 205 inches
203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm
© Jeff Koons
5 unique versions
1995-2004

Tulips (Version 1)

mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
80 x 180 x 205 inches
203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm
© Jeff Koons
5 unique versions
1995-2004

Tulips (Version 5)

mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
80 x 180 x 205 inches
203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm
© Jeff Koons
5 unique versions
1995-2004

Tulips (Version 2)

mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating80 x 180 x 205 inches203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm© Jeff Koons5 unique versions1995-2004

Tulips (Version 4)

mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating80 x 180 x 205 inches203.2 x 457.2 x 520.7 cm© Jeff Koons5 unique versions1995-2004

EXHIBITED: 

Jeff Koons: A Retrospective. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain [June 9 - September 27, 2015] (Version 4)

Jeff Koons. Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland [May 13 - September 2, 2012] (Version 2)

Ca' Corner Della Regina. Fondazione Prada, Venice, Italy [June 4 - October 2, 2011] (Version 2)

Jeff Koons: Celebration. Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany [October 31, 2008 - February 8, 2009] (Version 3)

Landscapes of the Mind. United States Embassy Beijing, Beijing, China [August 8, 2008 - 10 year loan] (Version 5)

Tulips. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain [2008 - permanent installation] (Version 4)

The Broad Contemporary Art Museum at Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Inaugural Installation. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California [February 16 - September 30, 2008] (Version 3)

Re-Object. Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria [February 18 - May 13, 2007] (Version 3)

Tulips. Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, Germany [2004-2012] (Version 1)

LITERATURE: 

Christie's. Going Once: 250 Years of Culture, Taste and Collecting at Christie's. New York/London: Phaidon Press, 2016, pp. 85-87.

Holzwarth, Hans Werner. Koons. Cologne: Taschen, 2015, p. 60.

Rothkopf, Scott [supervised by Bernard Blistène]. Jeff Koons: La Retrospective. France: Centre Pompidou, 2014, pp. 156, 158 (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004 and Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, 2007, not exhibited).

Koons, Jeff and Norman Rosenthal. Jeff Koons: Entretiens avec Norman Rosenthal. Hove, England: Thames & Hudson, 2014, pp. 88 (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004), 152-153 (installation view, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, 2007).

Koons, Jeff and Norman Rosenthal. Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal. China: Thames & Hudson, 2014, p. 88 (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004), 152-153 (installation view, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, 2007) [English Edition].

Malvoisin, Armelle. “Top 4 des œuvres les plus chères.” Beaux Arts editions December 2014, p. 65.

Blissett, Luther. “Sept moments-clefs dans une vie d’artiste.” Beaux Arts editions December 2014, p. 11 (installation view, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, 2007).

“Jeff Koons Talks Bronzes at the Frick Thursday Night.” Gallerist NY 23 April 2014.

Achenbach, Helge. The Art Agitator: On Collecting and Hunting. Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2013, p. 207, illustrated in color (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004).

Cooper, Tom. "Wynn Las Vegas Unveils the $33.6M Tulips Sculpture by Jeff Koons." Elite Daily 4 February 2013.

Singh, Karanvir. "Jeff Koons $33.6M Sculptural Masterpiece Tulips Illuminates the Wynn Theater Rotunda at Wynn Las Vegas." Born Rich 2 February 2013.

Pasori, Cedar. "A Time-Lapse of Jeff Koons' 'Tulips' Sculpture Being Assembled at the Wynn Las Vegas (Video)." Complex Art + Design 2 February 2013.

"Wynn Las Vegas Unveils Tulips by Renowned Artist, Jeff Koons." International Business Times 31 January 2013.

Vogel, Carol. "Record Prices and Some Duds." New York Times 31 January 2013.

Flamini, Roland. "Using Art for Diplomacy: A Vibrant State Department Program Reaches 50." Washington Times 11 December 2011 (installation view, United States Embassy Beijing, Beijing).

"The Energy of Color." Vogue Japan July 2011, illustrated in color, p. 105.

Fondazione Prada Ca' Corner Della Regina. Milan: Progetto Prada Arte, 2011, pp. 98, illustrated in color, 100-101.

“Looking and Learning.” SchoolArts Magazine November 2010, p. 29, illustrated (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004).

Brown, Sarah. “Kiehl’s Goes Koons.” Vogue October 2010, p. 224, illustrated in color (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004).

Jeff Koons: Popeye Sculpture. Exh. cat., Paris: Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, 2010, p. 8, illustrated in color.

Vogue Nippon May 2010, p. 289 illustrated in color (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004).

"Austria: Art + Architecture + Design." ARTnews October 2009, p. 73, illustrated in color (installation view, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 2008).

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection. Bilbao, 2009, p. 227, illustrated in color (installation view, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bibao).

U.S. Department of State Magazine (issue 531) February 2009, back cover, illustrated in color (installation view, United States Embassy Beijing, Beijing).

Jeff Koons: Celebration. Berlin: Neue Nationalgalerie, 2009 [Texts by Rainald Goetz and Anette Hüsch; interview with Koons by Peter-Klaus Schuster], pp. 2-5, 7.

Cecchini, Laura Moure. "Jeff Koons: La estetizacion del consumismo." Textofilia (no. 17) [Mexico] 2008, pp. 60-61, illustrated in color.

"Jeff Koons and Ancient Art." Le Point 4 September 2008, p. 9, illustrated in color (detail).

Simmons, Matthew. "Art Star." Lifestyles Magazine Winter 2008, p. 29, illustrated in color.

Shore, Virginia, ed. Landscapes of the Mind: Collection of the United State Embassy, Beijing, China. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State Art in Embassies Program, 2008, p. 19, illustrated.

Müller, Hans-Joachim. “Immer schon kuhl bleiben: Hirst, Merz, Koons: ‘Re-Object’ im Kunsthaus Bregenz.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Mittwoch (no. 44) 21 February 2007, p. 37.

Dietrich, Christa. “Eben hineinstolpern ins Glück.” Vorarlberger Nachrichten [Austria] 17 February 2007, pp. A1, D7, illustrated.

Holzwarth, Hans Werner, ed. Jeff Koons. Cologne, 2007, pp. 414-415, illustrated in color (installation view, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hannover, 2004).

“From Bilbao: Blooming in Guggenheim.” Casa Brutus October 2007, p. 27.

Rehm, Hannes. Hinter Glas: Das Kunstengagement der NORD/LB VG Bild-Kunst. Bonn, 2007, cover, pp. 49, 52, illustrated in color.

Canarutto, Sarah Cosulich. Jeff Koons (Supercontemporanea series). Milan, 2006, pp. 68-69, illustrated in color.

Rosenstein, Tatjana. “Bad Boy der Kunstszene.” Art Investor [Germany] (no. 3) 2006, pp. 50-58, illustrated.

ARTnews (vol. 104, no. 5) May 2005, back cover, illustrated in color.

Jeff Koons / Andy Warhol: Flowers. Exh. cat., New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002, p. 49, illustrated in color (in progress).