I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It's a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that's taking place in the art gallery. Jeff Koons arenaartbase Change image and share on social
I'd have to say I've become more aware of my communal responsibility. Jeff Koons awarecommunalhave Change image and share on social
I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog. Jeff Koons artconcernmake share on social
Every day I wake up and I really try to pinch myself to take advantage of today and to use that freedom of gesture to do what I really like to do. Jeff Koons advantagedayfreedom Change image and share on social
I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous. Jeff Koons nervousstudiowork Change image and share on social
I believe that art has been a vehicle for me that's been about enlightenment and expanding my own parameters, to give me courage to exercise the freedom that I have in life. Jeff Koons artcourageenlightenment Change image and share on social
Art is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act. Jeff Koons actaliveart Change image and share on social
A lot of my work is about sales. And it was about being independent from the art market. Jeff Koons artindependentlot Change image and share on social
Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place. Jeff Koons actarteffect Change image and share on social
A lot of times, my work is looked at very much on the surface. It's very easy to just want to put something in a box - to say, 'Oh, since this work deals with surface desires at times, this is about consumerism.' And of course, the base of the work is... not about economics at all. Jeff Koons baseboxconsumerism share on social
