{"id":89547,"date":"2026-02-25T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/draseis\/cycladic-talk-jeff-koons\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:11:23","slug":"cycladic-talk-jeff-koons","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/en\/draseis\/cycladic-talk-jeff-koons\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycladic Talk – Jeff Koons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cycladic Talk – Jeff Koons<\/h1>

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 19:00<\/p><\/header>

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\n The Museum of Cycladic Art welcomed Jeff Koons, one of the most influential artists on the contemporary international scene, for a public discussion held in the context of the exhibition Jeff Koons: “Venus” Lespugue <\/i>\n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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In conversation with the Museum\u2019s Scientific Director and curator of the exhibition, Prof. Panagiotis Iossif, Koons shared insights into his long creative journey, from the iconic works that highlighted the aesthetics of everyday culture to his more recent engagement with forms that drew from the \u201cdeep history\u201d of human creation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At the heart of the discussion was the work Balloon Venus Lespugue, the artist\u2019s interpretation of the eponymous Paleolithic figurine, which was presented in the exhibition in an active dialogue with ten certified copies of \u201cVenus\u201d figurines from the Upper Paleolithic era. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The conversation explored the creative paradoxes of the work\u2014lightness and permanence, primordial form and the modern industrial surface\u2014as well as the role of reflection, which incorporated the viewer into the sculpture itself. The talk shed light on how Jeff Koons utilized modern technology to redefine ancestral forms, remaining in dialogue with fundamental concepts of human desire and creativity. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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WATCH THE TALK<\/h2> <\/header>\n\n
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