JEFF KOONS

Dugong, 2022 (installation)
Commissioned by Qatar Museums, Qatar

Jeff Koons, Dugong, 2020–2022, Photo: Iwan Baan, © Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons, Dugong, 2020–2022, Photo: Iwan Baan, © Jeff Koons

A new public installation by Jeff Koons has been unveiled at Al Masrah Park in Doha’s Corniche. Made of polychromed mirror-polished stainless-steel, and stretching over 32-meters longand 24-meters heigh, the monumental sculpture depicts a dugong propped up on an ocean wave. The marine mammal has inhabited the waters surrounding Qatar’s peninsula for thousands of years. 

Dugong, 2022, is the latest addition to a series of major art projects commissioned by Qatar Museums in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, including Ernesto Neto’s Slug Turtle, TemplEarth, 2022.

Jeff Koons, Dugong, 2020–2022, Photo: Iwan Baan, © Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons, Dugong, 2020–2022, Photo: Iwan Baan, © Jeff Koons

Additional:

KAREL APPEL, MARTIN KIPPENBERGER, JEFF KOONS, RICHARD PRINCE, TURSIC & MILLE, REBECCA WARREN et al.

The Echo of Picasso (group show)
Museo Picasso Málaga
3 October 2023 – 31 March 2024

Installation view: The Echo of Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, 2024, photo: Pablo Asenjo © Museo Picasso Málaga
Installation view: The Echo of Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, 2024, photo: Pablo Asenjo © Museo Picasso Málaga

Works by Karel Appel, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Tursic & Mille and Rebecca Warren are included in The Echo of Picasso. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso, the exhibition relates Picasso’s oeuvre to that of contemporary artists whose work carries resonances of his techniques and interests – from Cubism to collage, ceramics, and the use of everyday materials.

Museo Picasso Málaga

Installation view: The Echo of Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, 2024, photo: Pablo Asenjo © Museo Picasso Málaga
Installation view: The Echo of Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, 2024, photo: Pablo Asenjo © Museo Picasso Málaga