Michael Jackson And Bubbles Jeff Koons Analysis
The image this essay will consider is a sculpture titled “Michael Jackson and Bubbles” by the artist, Jeff Koons. The work is a life-sized porcelain sculpture of Michael Jackson in an extravagant costume with the chimpanzee Jackson named “Bubbles” seated on his lap in a matching costume. The image of Jackson and the chimp rest on a small raised dais and flowers are strewn around them on the dais. The sculpture was produced in 1988 and comes from a series of sculptures involving images and figures from pop culture which Koons titled The Banality Series. Three copies of the work are displayed in different museums, one in Los Angeles, one in Athens and one in San Francisco, all in museums of modern and contemporary art. The work is remarkable