{"id":80086,"date":"2026-03-19T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/ektheseis\/jeff-koons-afroditi-tou-lespugue\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:16:48","slug":"jeff-koons-afroditi-tou-lespugue","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/en\/ektheseis\/jeff-koons-afroditi-tou-lespugue\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Koons: \u2018Venus\u2019 Lespugue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff Koons: \u2018Venus\u2019 Lespugue<\/h1>

EXHIBITION<\/p>

UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2026<\/p><\/header>

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THE EXHIBITION<\/h2> <\/header>\n\n \n
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\n What connects a small prehistoric figurine carved from a mammoth tusk approximately 28,000 years ago with a monumental sculpture made of mirror\u2011polished stainless steel in the twenty\u2011first century?\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n BOOK TICKETS<\/span>\n \n <\/use>\n<\/svg>\n <\/span>\n \n BOOK TICKETS<\/span>\n \n <\/use>\n<\/svg>\n <\/span>\n\n <\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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The Museum of Cycladic Art presents, \u00a0the exhibition \u201cJeff Koons: \u2018Venus\u2019 Lespugue\u201d, <\/strong>a unique curatorial project that brings Paleolithic art into dialogue with contemporary art. Exploring the significance of the Venus figure from the Paleolithic period to the present day the Museum presents Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange) <\/em><\/strong>(2013-2019) of the international acclaimed artist Jeff Koons, loaned from the Homem Sonnabend Collection of Antonio Homem Sonnabend and Phokion Potamianos Homem, marking the first public display of the artwork, in dialogue with ten Paleolithic \u201cVenus\u201d figurines, through certified copies of the immovable originals housed in major European museums. The exhibition explores the female form from the Paleolithic era to contemporary art, proposing a dialogue that spans more than 40,000 years of human creativity.<\/p>\n

Koons\u2019 Balloon Venus Lespugue (Orange) <\/em>draws inspiration from the paleolithic “Venus of Lespugue”, a mammoth tusk ivory figurine that dates back approximately 28,000 years. Jeff Koons has been influenced by this figure since the late 1970s. In his series Antiquity<\/em>, which he started in 2008, the artist\u2019s interpretation of the “Venus of Lespugue” engages a variety of art historical reference points, from Botticelli and Titian to Duchamp and Brancusi, where the notions of beauty and form play a central role. Koons has transposed the fetishized original, renowned for its exaggerated curves, into a towering balloon sculpture of Giacometti-esque proportions.<\/p>\n

The exhibition does not suggest a linear history of art. Instead, it is organized as a dialogue of forms and ideas that transcends the boundaries of time, exploring the following questions: How has the symbolic body evolved from the Paleolithic period to postmodernity? Is there a universal archetype of fertility and femininity that transcends epochs? How does material transformation (from mammoth ivory and limestone to mirror-finished stainless steel) alter or preserve the symbolic meaning?<\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Duration<\/h3>
March 20 – August 31, 2026<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n
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Venue<\/h3>
Stathatos Mansion
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Tickets<\/h3>
General admission: 10\u20ac
\r\nReduced: 7\u20ac
\r\nCycladic Friends: Free
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\r\nCOMBO*
\r\nGeneral admission: 16\u20ac
\r\nReduced: 10\u20ac
\r\nCycladic Friends: Free
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\r\n*Includes entry to the permanent exhibitions<\/i><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n
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Guided Tours <\/h3>
ENG – Jeff Koons & permanent exhibitions
\r\nEvery Monday at 12:00 (from 4\/5\/2026 \u2013 31\/8\/2026)
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\r\nGuided tour ticket: 20\u20ac
\r\nReduced: 14\u20ac
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\r\nDate and time:
\r\n2\/4, 19:00
\r\n14\/5, 19:00
\r\n11\/6, 19:00
\r\n2\/7, 19:00
\r\n6\/8, 19:00
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\r\nGuided tour ticket: 14\u20ac
\r\nReduced: 11\u20ac
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Family Tours*<\/h3>
Sunday 26\/4, 12:30-13:30
\r\nSunday 24\/5, 12:30-13:30
\r\nSunday 21\/6, 12:30-13:30
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\r\nTickets: 20\u20ac
\r\n(for 2 adults and 1 child or 1 adult and 2 children)
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\r\nAges: 8 \u2013 12 years old
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\r\n *Family Tours will be held in Greek <\/i><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n
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Guided Talks*<\/h3>
Tuesday 31\/3, 19:30
\r\nSpeaker: Paris Mexis
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\r\nAdmission ticket: \u20ac16
\r\nReduced: \u20ac13
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