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The Artist Project: Jeff Koons

Artist Jeff Koons reflects on Roman sculpture in this episode of The Artist Project.
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From March 2015 to June 2016, we invited 120 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that sparked their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met.

"I want my life as vast as their perception of what life could be."

Artist Jeff Koons reflects on Roman sculpture in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Jeff Koons, born in 1955, is an American artist known for working with everyday objects. His artwork revolves around themes of self-acceptance and transcendence.

Jeff Koons (American, born 1955)

Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules), 2013

Plaster and glass; 128 1/2 × 67× 48 5/8 in. (326.4 × 170.2 × 123.5 cm). The Broad (F-KOONS-2013.025) © Jeff Koons

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Art Mentioned

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Marble statue of a youthful Hercules, Marble, Island ?, Roman
Marble statue of a youthful Hercules
Roman
69–96 CE
Marble statue of a bearded Hercules, Marble, Island, Roman
Marble statue of a bearded Hercules
Roman
68–98 CE
Marble statue of an old woman, Marble, Pentelic, Roman
Marble statue of an old woman
Roman
14–68 CE
Marble statue of Aphrodite, Marble, Roman
Marble statue of Aphrodite
Roman
1st or 2nd century CE
Marble Statue Group of the Three Graces, Marble, Roman
Marble Statue Group of the Three Graces
Roman
2nd century CE