Jeff Koons: Banality Series Bread and Butter Plates Benjamin Eastham Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud

This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral of the Pines at Gagosian

The texts include an introduction by Paola Marini

this limited-edition coupe service plate features a reproduction of Jeff Koons’s iconic sculpture Split-Rocker (2000)

Exploring the ever elusive role of inspiration

Jeff Koons: Banality Series Bread and Butter Plates Benjamin Eastham Lucian FreudDesigned by Jeff Koons in collaboration with Bernardaud, this limited edition set of six bread and butter plates highlights the artists Banality series. Each plate features a reproduction of a work from the series, including Bear and Policeman, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, Vase of Flowers, Ushering in Banality, Winter Bears, and Woman in Tub (all 1988). Working with traditional craftspeople, Koons rendered the subjects in this series in gilt porcelain