Jeff Koons Presents Hulk Elvis at Gagosian Gallery

December 09, 2014 6:15 PM

Jeff Koons presents his first solo exhibition in Asia, Hulk Elvis, at the Gagosian Gallery.  Hulk Elvis is an ongoing series for Koons and at the Gagosian Gallery, multiple bronze Hulk replicas and large-scale paintings are on display. Koons uses the notable pop culture icon in order to find a common thread between the human psyches.  For Koons, action figure and superhero Hulk is a not only a link between Eastern and Western cultures, but a representation.  Says Koons, “Hulk Elvis represents for me Western and Eastern culture, a sense of guardian, a protector, that at the same time is capable of bringing the house down.” 

The bronze hulks imitate the popular look of inflatable, vinyl Hulk toys that are doing various, seemingly out of place, tasks.  One bronze Hulk is holding a wheel barrel full of real roses, one balances a large rock on his shoulder blades while another balances inflatable animals.  Then there’s Hulk (Organ), a Hulk statue that has pipes, keys and a pedalboard protruding from its torso to make a fully functional organ.  In being portrayed as doing both difficult and sensitive tasks, the accessories associated with the polychrome statues further represent Koons idea that Hulk is both a guardian and a threat.  Alongside the Hulk figures are large paintings of realistic landscapes filled with inflatable animals and nudes that blur the senses.  The exhibit is on display until December 20, so check it out before Hulk Elvis has left the building. 

 

WRITTEN BY: EMILY DOOLEY

PHOTO CREDIT: GAGOSIAN GALLERY, © Jeff Koons

 

 

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