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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