The great Toronto blog, Torontoist, has a excellent run down of the Nuit Blanche festival that occurred yesterday, including lots of photos of the event.
One photo that really struck me was this one.
I believe it’s by Jeff Koons. It’s appropriate to see him in the Eaton Center. The Center has a famous installation of these beloved geese
And Koons work echoes this to some degree, though the differences (in the material and the object itself) is what makes Koons…well, Koons. What I think both work share, besides size, animal association, and suspension, is that they are both appealing to audiences. Koons may be a major figure in the modern art world, but different than artists like Serra or Hirst in that his recent work is appealing to a wide audience. Which makes it great for Nuit Blanche, and perfect for the Eaton Center. Whoever chose to put it there is very smart indeed.
If you are interested in Koons and other things going on in the world of sculpture, check out this.
(Geese photo from Diego_3336’s photostream. Bunny photo from the Torontoist).
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Rabbit is one of my favourite pieces of art of all time! Getting to actually see Rabbit was a high point of my year – I’m told by my Nuit Blanche companions that I actually squealed! The Globe & Mail described it very well in their Nuit Blanche preview- “this is an object meant to incite a kind of goofy, irrational pleasure”
There is a difference between Rabbit and the Geese in the area of public engagement– if Rabbit took up permanent residence at the Eaton Centre, Mr Koons would have no objection to putting a Santa hat on him at Christmas time – to the great delight of the public, I’m sure … as opposed to Mr Snow, who took great exception to the addition of festive red ribbons on the necks of his work of art.
To be honest I didn’t get much out of the rabbit. It reminded me of Anime…something out of Akira, perhaps?
The fact that it was used in the 2007 Macy’s parade also took something away from it.
Interesting, but not worthy of the press coverage, imo.