A COUP FOR KOONS

Jeff Koons and BMW's Jim O'Donnel

Giant shiny poodles and bunnies, topiary puppies, an enormous blood-red heart suspended at Versailles – what artistic boundary has blockbuster artist Jeff Koons not yet demolished? Another one bit the dust this week as Koons was announced creator of the 17th BMW Art Car, a program the automobile manufacturer has been enthusiastically rolling out every few years since 1975. To be revealed later this year, presumably with much fanfair, Koons’ car will join sculptures-on-wheels by the likes of Andy Warhol, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein and Alexander Calder. The latest Art Car by Olafur Eliasson in 2007 was titled “Your Mobile Expectations: BMW H2R project.” Expectations for Koons…mirrors and megaglitz?

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This article is writen by Meghan Edwards is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Interior Design and Metropolis magazines. She has worked in Special Collections at Christie’s and presently holds a full-time editorial position at Interior Design. Born and raised in rural Washington State, she graduated from Brown University in 2006 with a BA in the History of Art and Architecture. Ms. Edwards has studied and worked in France and Portugal and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.