Jeff Koons designed a set of three Monkey Train skate decks which, like the skate deck sets of Damien Hirst here and Takashi Murakami here, are published in a limited edition of unknown size. Koons, like Murakami, has chosen cartoon figures for this project. I don't find them especially appealing, but then I'm not the target audience.
This concludes my foray over three blog posts into the realm of limited-edition skate decks designed by major artists or, perhaps more accurately, by members of their workshops. In the interest of safety, I must ask all readers to don the proper knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, shin guards, and helmets before riding any of the artwork.
Note: There are no posts here yet on the artwork of Jeff Koons, but I did mention him a couple of times, and I even reproduced an image of his Large Vase of Flowers here.
This concludes my foray over three blog posts into the realm of limited-edition skate decks designed by major artists or, perhaps more accurately, by members of their workshops. In the interest of safety, I must ask all readers to don the proper knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, shin guards, and helmets before riding any of the artwork.
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Jeff Koons
Untitled (Monkey Train Skate Decks)
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Jeff Koons
Untitled (Monkey Train Skate Deck)
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Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Untitled (Monkey Train Skate Decks)
three skateboards with screenprinting in colour, 2006, 'Monkey Train, JK' printed on the base, from an edition of unknown size, each in the original plastic wrappers, in very good condition
790 x 187 mm. (each) (3)
Price Realized
£2,500
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
Sale Information
Sale 5440 Lot 195
11 September 2008
London, South KensingtonSpecial Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
April 20, 2012 Update: Here's a more recent auction of a similar set of skate decks by Jeff Koons from the same edition: |
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Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955)
Monkey Train Skate Decks
printed with signature and inscription 'Monkey Train/JK' (on base on each deck)
three skateboards with screenprinting in colour
31 x 7¾ in. (78.8 x 19.8 cm.) This work was executed in 2006. (3) Price Realized
Estimate
Sale Information
Sale 4606 Lot 688
Christie's Interiors 29 February 2012
London, South Kensington
This auction listing added April 20, 2012
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Note: There are no posts here yet on the artwork of Jeff Koons, but I did mention him a couple of times, and I even reproduced an image of his Large Vase of Flowers here.
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