"When working on an object, I always make sure not to alter the object physically or even psychologically. I always try to reveal some aspect of the object's personality."
Koons is a perfectionist and a tireless chronicler of the contemporary world, his leitmotif being the notion of art accessible to all. His work brings together the preoccupations and methods of Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, and Appropriation Art which takes popular culture as its source. He enjoys toying with ideas of taste, pleasure, celebrity, and business. He realises his designs in appealing commercial materials such as high-chrome stainless steel or vinyl, often changing the scale of his inspiration. Koons transforms mundane objects into high-tech icons. His works like the “Inflatable Rabbit” or the “Balloon Dog” stand among the most monumental creations of the 20th century. In recent years, Koons has employed pre-existing images to comment on contemporary culture.