Jeff Koon’s « Moon Phases » was launched into space with NASA’s historic moon return on February 15. The sculpture is a far cry from his earlier works.
A sculpture by Jeff Koons has become the first « authorized » artwork on the moon.
The work, titled « Moon Phases, » was blasted into space on February 15 as part of the NASA and Lunar Machines uncrewed mission. It represents NASA’s first moon mission in 50 years, and the first commercial craft to land on the lunar surface.
The sculpture is a far cry from the artworks Koons is best known for, which include the mirror-polished stainless steel « Balloon Dog » series and the kitschily pornographic photographs of the « Made in Heaven » series.
