Jeff Koons, 1995

Mirror-polished stainless steel box, 101 x 71 x 5 cm (39¾ x 28 x 2 in), with inflatable plastic elephant, to be hung as wall object, containing 7 offset lithographs, 100 x 70 cm (39½ x 27½ in) each. Each print signed and numbered; box signed and numbered on label. Edition of 50 + 10 A.P.

With this work, Jeff Koons created a retrospective edition that brings together key motifs from his oeuvre. The prints, which reference iconic imagery from his early work, are presented in a specially designed case. This case is conceived as an independent artwork: a highly polished stainless steel box housing an inflatable toy elephant – a characteristic element from Koons’ vocabulary of consumer and pop culture. The edition thus merges reproduction and sculpture into a reflective engagement with value, materiality, and artistic authorship.