Play-Doh (sculpture)

Play-Doh is a painted aluminum sculpture by Jeff Koons, made between 1994 and 2014. Five copies were made, each measuring approximately 120 × 108 × 108 in. (304.8 × 274.3 × 274.3 cm). It is formed of 27 separate pieces of polychromed aluminum and was first publicly shown at the retrospective of Koons' work in 1994 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC.[1] The title refers to the modeling compound named Play-Doh which is used for arts and crafts projects by young children.

Play-Doh
ArtistJeff Koons
Year1994 (1994)
MediumPainted aluminum
Dimensions300 cm × 270 cm × 270 cm (120 in × 108 in × 108 in)

In reference to the sculpture Play-Doh Koons has said that he tries to "make objects that you can't make any judgements about". In the same commentary Koons said "If you take Play-Doh apart... they're organic shapes that all stack on top of each other... so that these surfaces are meeting on the inside and you never see that... the public doesn't see it but I think that you feel it and it has kind of a Freudian quality to it. I really thought that Play-Doh captures the twentieth century and you have this aspect of Freud with this mound of Play-Doh and the way the organic shapes are on top of each other... and within art you have this abstract expressionism... you have this aspect of DeKooning or something..."[2]

One of the five iterations of the sculpture was auctioned for 20 million dollars on May 17, 2018.[3]

References
  1. Whitney Museum of American Art 2014 Teacher Guide/Jeff Koons
  2. Whitney Museum, Koons, Play-Doh sculpture
  3. A Child Could Do It! Jeff Koons $20m Play-Doh Sculpture Auctioned https://www.artlyst.com/news/a-child-could-do-it-jeff-koons-20m-play-doh-sculpture-auctioned/
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