AWARDS AND HONORS
2024
Honoree at the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 50th Anniversary Gala, New York, New York [November 13, 2023]
2023
Menschen in Europa Art Award, Munich, Germany [October 17, 2023]
Premio Galileo 2000 Award, Palazzo Vecchio Florence, Italy [May 19, 2023]
2022
Anniversary Medal for the completion of 200 years since the start of the Greek Revolution presented by the mayor of Hydra, Georgios Koukoudakis, Hydra, Greece [June 21, 2022]
Honorree, Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony, Washington, D.C. [November 16, 2022]
2021
Renaissance Man of the Year Award presented by the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation USA, Florence, Italy [September 30, 2021]
U.S. Consulate General’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy presented by Consul General Ragini Gupta, Palazzo Tornabuoni, Florence, Italy [September 28, 2021]
2019
Made Honorary Professor of Sculpture of the Fine Arts Academy of Carrara, at the 250th anniversary celebration ceremony at the Academy of Fine Arts, Carrara, Italy [April 16, 2019]
2018
Honoree at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Gala, Washington, D.C. [May 12, 2018]
Honoree at the Art Production Fund’s Upbeat Benefit, New York, NY [March 12, 2018]
2017
Guest Editor-in-Chief, Die Welt Newspaper, Eighth Special Art Edition Supplement, Berlin, Germany [published November 16, 2017]
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania
Made an Honorary Member of University of Oxford's Edgar Wind Society for Outstanding Contribution to Visual Culture, Oxford, England
First Artist-in-Residence at Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
Honoree at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) Gala, Los Angeles, California
2016
French Institute Alliance Française's Trophée des Arts Gala Honored Jeff Koons with the Trophée des Arts Award, New York, NY [October 28th, 2016]
Threw ceremonial first pitch at York Revolution baseball game. Jeff Koons bobble heads were given away to 1,500 fans during the “Celebrate York” series, commemorating their 10th anniversary season, York, Pennsylvania [August 12, 2016]
2015
Honoree at Royal Academy America Gala, An 'RAted' Evening, New York, NY
Honoree at the Riverkeeper’s Annual Fishermen’s Ball, New York, NY
Presented keys to the city of Florence by mayor Dario Nardella at Palazzo Vecchio’s grand Sala dell’Udienza, Florence, Italy
Honoree at the National YoungArts Foundation's YoungArts Backyard Ball, Miami, Florida
Honoree at the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children 2015 Gala for Child Protection, New York, NY
2014
Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award, 51st Annual International Achievement Summit, San Francisco, California
Honoree at the Citizens’ Committee for Children event, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
2011
State Department's Medal of Arts awarded by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Art in Embassies, Washington D.C. [awarded during 50th anniversary of the Art in Embassies Program, November 30, 2012]
Honoree at the Hermitage Museum Foundation's Annual Gala, The Hermitage Museum Foundation and Phillips de Pury, New York, New York
Honoree at the Annual Spring Benefit, Friends of the High Line, New York, New York
2011
Lotus Award of Distinction, The Lotus Club, New York, New York
Icon of Artistic Excellence Award, The Black Alumni of Pratt, Celebration of the Creative Spirit Benefit Dinner, New York, New York
Voice of Art Award, FEGS, New York, New York
Artist Icon Award in the Arts, The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut
2010
Made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy, London, United Kingdom
Unveiling of RxArt Jeff Koons CT Scanner installation at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois
2008
Honorary Doctorate, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Wollaston Award, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom
2009
Received the award in the best "Exhibition Outside the United States" category for Jeff Koons Versailles, Rob Pruitt's First Annual
Arts Awards, Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York [October 29, 2009]
The John Singleton Copley Award, The American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust, New York, New York
National Arts Club Medal of Honor, New York, New York
Maryland Institute College of Art Alumni Medal of Honor, Baltimore, Maryland
Governor's Awards for the Arts Distinguished Arts Award, York, Pennsylvania
2007
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, along with The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children,
developed the Koons Family International Law and Policy Institute for the purpose of combating global issues of child abduction
and exploitation
Promoted by President Jacques Chirac from Chevalier to Officier of the French Legion of Honor for his ongoing strengthening of
relations between France and the United States
Artist of the Year, American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art & Architecture, New York, New York
Louise T. Blouin Foundation Award for Creative and Cultural Achievement, Global Creative Leadership Summit, New York, New York
2006
Artistic Achievement Award, Americans For The Arts, Washington, D.C.
2005
Creative Patronage Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Elected to the American Academy for Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honored by the Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families, Brooklyn, New York
2003
Museum of Fine Arts School Medal Award, Boston, Massachusetts
2002
Appointed to the Board of Directors, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia
Inducted to the Signet Society for Arts and Letters at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Received a Doctorate of Fine Arts, Honoris Causa, from The Corcoran, Washington, D.C.
Global Vision Award, Second Annual Hope Awards, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia
Awarded the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, Skowhegan School of Arts, New York, New York
2001
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, nominated by President Jacques Chirac and presented by Jean-Jacques Aillagon, President of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
2000
BZ Cultural Award from the City of Berlin, Germany
1999
Art Start for Children Award, Learning Through Art/The Guggenheim Museum Children’s Program, New York, New York
COLLECTIONS
Public Collections (U.S.)
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Bourgeois Bust - Jeff and Ilona
Christ and the Lamb
Woman In Tub
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
City of Sacramento, California
Coloring Book
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Hanging Heart
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
New Shelton Wet/Dry Triple Decker
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Kiepenkerl
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Jim Beam - J.B. Turner Engine
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
Lifeboat
New Hoover Deluxe Shampoo Polishers, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10-gallon Displaced Tripledecker
Pink Panther
Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank
Rabbit
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
Hoover Celebrity III
Pail
Three Puppies
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Baccarat Crystal Set
New Shelton Wet/Drys 10 Gallon Doubledecker
Pink Panther
Three Ball 50/50 Tank
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas
Louis XIV
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
Rubell Museum, Miami, Florida
New Hoover Deluxe Rug Shampooer and others
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
Dr. Dunkenstein
Michael Jackson and Bubbles
Self-Portrait
Travel Bar
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
French Coach Couple
St. John the Baptist
Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia – not on view
Coloring Book
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York – not on view
Convertibles Green, Blue Doubledecker
Dr. Dunkenstein
New Hoover Convertibles Green, Blue, New Hoover
Poodle
Others
Wright State University Art Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Foundations (U.S.)
Dannheisser Foundation, New York, New York
Glenstone, Potomac, Maryland
New Hoover Convertibles Green, Brown, Red, Brown, New Hoover Deluxe Shampoo Polishers
Split Rocker *ON VIEW
Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Oregon
Print Collection
Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, California
New Hoover Celebrity III
Art Bridges Foundation, Bentonville, Arkansas
One Ball Total Equilibrium (Spalding Dr. J Silver Series)
The Brant Foundation, Greenwich, Connecticut
The Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles, California
Antiquity (Ariadne Titian Bacchus Popcorn)
Antiquity (Daughters of Leucippus)
Art Magazine Ad
Ballerinas
Balloon Dog (Blue) *ON VIEW
Balloon Venus (Magenta)
Buster Keaton *ON VIEW
Caterpillar Ladder
Cat on a Clothesline (Aqua)
Chainlink Fence
Couple (Dots) II
Couple *ON VIEW
Cracked Egg (Red)
Gazing Ball (Da Vinci Mona Lisa)
Gazing Ball (Farnese Hercules)
Gazing Ball (Mailboxes)
Girl with Dolphin and Monkey Triple Popeye (Seascape)
Hulk (Organ)
Inflatable Flower and Bunny (Tall White, Pink Bunny)
Italian Woman
Jim Beam—J.B. Turner Train *ON VIEW
Kiepenkerl
Lifeboat
Louis XIV
Metallic Venus
Michael Jackson and Bubbles ON VIEW
New Hoover Deluxe Shampoo Polishers, New Shelton Wet/Dry 5 Gallon Displaced Quadradecker
Party Hat ON VIEW
Peg Leg Liberty Bell
Rabbit ON VIEW
St John the Baptist
String of Puppies
Three Ball 50/50 Tank (Two Spalding Dr. J Silver Series, Wilson Supershot)
Triple Hulk Elvis II ON VIEW
Tulips *ON VIEW
Wishing Well
The Rubell Family Collection and Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami, Florida
New Hoover Deluxe Rug Shampooer New Hoover Convertible
Three Ball 50/50 Tank (Dr. J Silver Series)
Two Kids
Serpents
TIA Collection Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Yageo Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Public Collections (International)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Art Magazine Ads
Basketball
White Terrier
Split Rocker (Green/Blue)
Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway
Art Magazine Ads
Dolphin
New 100’s Merit Ultra-Lights
Triple Hulk Elvis III
Michael Jackson and Bubbles
New Hoover Convertibles, New Shelton Wet/Drys 5-Gallon Doubledecker
Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Dr. J. Silver Series)
Contemporary Art Donnaregina Museum, Naples, Italy
Peg Leg Whistles
Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels, Belgium
Self-Portrait
Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA, Bordeaux, France
Collection en Ligne
Groninger Museum of Art, Groningen, The Netherlands
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico
Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Two Spalding Shaq Attaq, One Spalding NBA Tip-Off)
Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal
Art Magazine Ads
Bob Tail
Poodle
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jam Session
Museum Brandhorst, Munich, Germany
Amore
Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
Inflatable Balloon Flower (Yellow)
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
New Hoover Convertible, New Shelton Wet/Dry 5 Gallon, New Shelton Wet/Dry 5 Galloon, Displaced Doubledecker
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN), Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Turns World
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Art Magazine Ads (Art in America)
Art Magazine Ads (Arts)
Art Magazine Ads (Flash Art)
Art Magazine Ads (Art Forum
Encased - Four Rows (6 Wilson Michael Jordan Basketballs, 6 Wilson MVP Basketballs, 12 Spalding Zi/O Basketballs)
Bear (Blue)
Bourgeois Bust
Caterpillar Ladder
Donkey (Blue Green)
Elephant (Gold)
Giraffe (Red)
Goat (Ice Blue)
Hippo (Green)
Monkey (Red Orange)
Pony (Blue)
Walrus (Purple)
Winter Bears
Made in Heaven
Mound of Flowers
New Hoover Convertibles Green, Red, Brown, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10 Gallon Displaced Doubledecker
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Balloon Dog (Red) Plate
Venus
Puppy Vase
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany
Hulk (Jungle)
St. John the Baptist
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mound of Flowers
Ushering in Banality
Tate Gallery, London, England
Art Magazine Ads (Arts)
Art Magazine Ads (Art Forum)
Art Magazine Ads (Flash Art)
Art Magazine Ads (Art in America)
Bourgeois Bust
Bear (Blue)
Caterpillar Chains
Donkey (Blue Green)
Elephant (Gold)
Encased - Four Rows (6 Wilson Michael Jordan Basketballs, 6 Wilson MVP Basketballs, 12 Spalding Zi/O Basketballs)
Goat (Ice Blue)
Hippo (Green)
Made in Heaven
Monkey (Red Orange)
Mound of Flowers
New Hoover Convertibles Green, Red, Brown, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10 Gallon Displaced Doubledecker
Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Two Dr. J Silver Series, Spalding NBA Tip-Off
Pony (Blue)
Walrus (Purple)
Winter Bears
Foundations (International)
Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
Apollo Wind Spinner
Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la création, Paris, France
Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy
Tulips
Foundation Daniel Templon, Paris, France
Fundación Federico Jorge Klemm, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Magazine Ads (Arts)
Art Magazine Ads (Art Forum
Art Magazine Ads (Art in America)
Art Magazine Ads (Flash Art)
French Coach Couple
V-A-C Foundation, Moscow, Russia
Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine
Francois Pinault Foundation for Contemporary Art
Backyard
Balloon Dog (Magenta) *ON VIEW
Bourgeois Bust
Bluebird Planter
Caterpillar Chains
Chainlink
Dogpool (Logs)
Dolphin
Doubledecker *ON VIEW
Dutch Couple
Elephants
Gazing Ball (Picasso Couple)
Hoover Convertible, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10 Gallon
Lobster, 2007-2012
Moon (Light Blue) *ON VIEW
Olive Oyl (Red)
Prison (Venus)
Travel Bar *ON VIEW
Titi
Wrecking Ball
TALKS AND LECTURES
Upcoming Talks and Lectures
To be announced
2024
“Jeff Koons in Conversation with Louis Ekland,” Petit Palais du Sport, by Groupe BPCE, Paris, France [July 29, 2024]
OMR Festival, Hamburg, Germany [May 8, 2024]
"Jeff Koons and Thomas Crow in Conversation to celebrate the publication of Luncheons on the Grass," NYU - The Institute of Fine Arts, published by Rizzoli Electa, New York, New York [May 9, 2024]
"Jeff Koons + Hubert Neumann, In Conversation with Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw," hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [January 27, 2024]
2023
"How Art is Medicine. A Conversation with Jeff Koons and Steven Bertoni," Forbes Healthcare Summit, New York, New York [December 4, 2023]
"At the Intersection of Art and Technology. A Conversation with Jeff Koons," Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN [November 5, 2023]
Guest Speaker at Yale's "Entrepreneurship in the Art Market" Class (Prof. Dr. Magnus Resch), Yale School of Management and Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT / virtual [October 9, 2023]
“In Conversation With Jeff Koons: Jeff Koons and Francine Lacqua," Qatar Economic Forum, Doha, Qatar [May 23, 2023]
"Studio in a School: Jeff Koons, K599 Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School," Brooklyn, New York [March 3, 2023]
"The Animated Sculpture: Jeff Koons Artist Talk," Liebieghaus Skulpturen Sammlung, Frankfurt, Germany [March 8, 2023]
2021
"Jeff Koons in Conversation with H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa," Art for Tomorrow Talks. Introduced by Matt Anderson, In association with The New York Times, Doha, Qatar [November 21, 2021]
"Shine. A Conversation with Jeff Koons about Art, Philosophy and Spirituality," Conversation with Fabrizia Baldissera, Arianna D’Ottone, Donatien Grau, Alberto Legnaioli, Monsignor Timothy Verdon. Moderated by co-curators Arturo Galansino and Joachim Pissarro, Odeon Cinema, Florence, Italy [October 1, 2021]
"Jeff Koons in France," Virtual Talk with Joachim Pissarro, French Institute Alliance Française, Online [May 18, 2021]
2020
"Youth Board of Artists Interviews Jeff Koons for the 2020 Interactive Virtual Gala," Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois [December 1, 2021]
"Virtual MOCA Studio Visit: Klaus Biesenbach in Conversation with Jeff Koons," The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California [November 14, 2020]
2022
"Adobe Max: The Creativity Conference," Los Angeles, California [October 19, 2022]
"Jeff Koons and Anna Deavere Smith," National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [October 12, 2022]
"Palazzo Strozzi From Jeff Koons to Donatello," Jeff Koons and Dr. Arturo Galansino moderated by Mario Calvo-Platero, Palazzo Strozzi Foundation USA, Raquet and Tennis Club, New York, New York [July 6, 2022]
"Conversation with Jeff Koons: Public Lecture," Art for Tomorrow, Athens, Greece [June 18, 2022]
"Guest Speaker: Jeff Koons," The Saint David's Eric Wu's Alumni Parents Council Lecture Series, Saint David's School, New York, New York [June 1, 2022]
"Jeff Koons and Massimiliano Gioni in Conversation," Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida [January 15, 2022]
2019
"Jeff Koons," Museum of Cycladic Art Benefit, Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York [November 7, 2019]
"A Conversation with Jeff Koons and Christophe Cherix," International Fine Print Dealers Association Fine Art Print Fair, New York, New York[October 25, 2019]
"Closing Event: Conversation between Massimiliano Gioni & Jeff Koons, as part of the closing events for the exhibition Appearance Stripped Bare: Desire and the Object in the work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even," Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico [September 21, 2019]
"Jeff Koons & Eric Kandel: Two Parrallel Expressions to Human Creative Capabilities," Jewish Culture in Sweden, Stockholm [May 30, 2019]
"Massimiliano Gioni and Jeff Koons in Conversation, as part of the opening events for the exhibition Appearance Stripped Bare: Desire and the Object in the work of Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons, Even," Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico [May 18, 2019]
"Jeff Koons in Conversation with Martin Kemp," Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England [May 8, 2019]
"Jeff Koons at the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara," Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Carrara, Italy [April 16, 2019]
"Jeff Koons in Doha. The Art of Engagement Panel Discussion, as part of the opening events for the National Museum of Qatar," Doha, Qatar [March 25, 2019]
2018
"The Women's Board of the Art Institute of Chicago Lecture Luncheon: Jeff Koons," The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois [October 4, 2018]
"Jeff Koons: Artist Talk," Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway [September 27, 2018]
“David Rockefeller Lecture Series: Jeff Koons," American for the Arts, NYIT Auditorium, New York, New York [June 5, 2018]
“The Plato Conversations: Dialogues in L.A.," Getty Villa, Los Angeles, California [April 21, 2018]
“Jeff Koons in Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist," Hosted by Artsy and David Zwirner, Sky Lounge, Hong Kong [March 28, 2018]
“Conversation with Jeff Koons and Dr. Yeewan Koon,” University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong [March 28, 2018]
“Creativity in Art & Science: Jeff Koons, Co-hosted by Dr. Eric Kandel and Dr. Charles Zuker,” Columbia | Zuckerman Institute, Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, New York, New York [March 14, 2018]
2017
"Who's Afraid of the New Now?: 40 Artists in Dialogue, George Condo & Jeff Koons," New Museum, New York, New York [December 2, 2017]
"Jeff Koons and Heidi Zuckerman in Conversation About Leonardo Da Vinci," The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado [August 25, 2017]
"Jeff Koons: American Imagination," Aspen Ideas Festival, The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado [July 5, 2017]
"Behind the Glass Lecture," Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York [May 26, 2017]
"Julian Schnabel and Jeff Koons," TimesTalks, The New York Times Building, New York, New York [March 6, 2017]
National Art Education Association Convention, New York, New York [March 2, 2017]
"Jeff Koons Lecture at Oxford University," Addressing the Edgar Wind Society, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England [February 23, 2017]
"Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture: Jeff Koons," Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts [February 7, 2017]
"Jeff Koons, Ann Temkin, Eric Kandel: An artist's creative process in action, Beyond the Brain: An Interdiscipliary Conversation from the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute of Columbia University," The New York Historical Society, New York, New York [January 26, 2017]
2016
"The Gibbes Distinguished Lecture Series presents: Jeff Koons," The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina [November 16, 2016]
"Jeff Koons with Norman Rosenthal and Tim Marlow,” The Royal Academy of Arts, London, England [October 3, 2016]
"Jeff Koons and Hunter Drohojowska Philp in Conversation," Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California [September 27, 2016]
“92Y Talks: Edythe and Eli Broad and Jeff Koons in Conversation,” 92nd Street Y, New York, New York [May 12, 2016]
"In Conversation: Jeff Koons and Glenn Fuhrman," The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY [April 20, 2016]
"Jeff Koons Talk and Q&A with Agustin Pérez Rubio, Artistic Director," Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina [April 14, 2016]
"Jeff Koons - Collaboration, Creativity and Community," International New York Times Art for Tomorrow, Doha, Qatar [March 14, 2016] Description text goes here
2015
"Jeff Koons: 150th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture," School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois [September 21, 2015]
"The New Creative Process,” The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia [June 12, 2015]
"Meet the Artist: Jeff Koons," Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain [June 9, 2015]
"Inspirations 2: Jeff Koons," International New York Times Art for Tomorrow, Doha, Qatar [March 15, 2015]
“Awardees Talk,” National YoungArts Foundation, Miami, Florida [January 10, 2015]
2014
“Eric Kandel and Jeff Koons in conversation: Immortality in Art and Science,” Nobel Week Dialogue, Stockholm [December 9, 2014]
“Jeff Koons and Sir Norman Rosenthal in Conversation,” Barnes & Noble, New York, New York [December 1, 2014]
"Jeff Koons Chats With Norman Rosenthal on Inflatables, Antiquities, and Much More," The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, New York, New York [December 1, 2014]
"Conversation with the Artist with Jeff Koons and Bernard Blistène," Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Centre Pompidou, Paris [November 26, 2014]
“Jimmy Page in Conversation with Jeff Koons,” 92nd Street Y, New York, New York [November 3, 2014]
“College de France Symposium: The Making of Painting: Jeff Koons,” Paris, France [October 30, 2014]
Whitney Museum of American Art’s “Walter Annenberg Annual Lecture: Jeff Koons,” SVA Theatre, New York, NY [September 30, 2014]
“51st International Achievement Summit,” Academy of Achievement, San Francisco, California [September 13, 2014]
"Public Art Fund Talks," The New School, New York, New York [September 10, 2014]
"Keynote Lecture Series: Artist Jeff Koons," Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas [July 11, 2014]
“Imagining the Future of the Museums: Panel Discussion with Katharina Fritsch, Jeff Koons, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Taryn Simon,” International Council Museum Berggruen Berlin, Berlin, Germany [June 21, 2014]
“Jeff Koons on Sculpture,” The Frick Collection, New York, New York [April 24, 2014]
“The Un-Private Collection: Jeff Koons and John Waters,” The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California [February 24, 2014]
“New York Minutes,” Columbia University, New York, New York [February 7, 2014]
2013
“Encounter with Jeff Koons at Palazzo Delle Esposizioni,” Palazzo Delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy [July 2, 2013]
"Conversations with the Director: Artist Jeff Koons Talks with MFAH Director Gary Tinterow in the context of the exhibition Picasso Black and White," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas [April 23, 2013]
"James T. Demetrion Lecture: Jeff Koons," Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. [April 18, 2013]
2012
"Art in Embassies; Celebrating 20 Years of the Soft Power of Art," Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington D.C. [November 29, 2012]
"Artist to Artist: Koons and Picasso," Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York [October 26, 2012]
"Google Zeitgeist," Conversation with Maureen Orth, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Arizona [October 16, 2012]
Artist Talk at Metzler Saal - Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany [June 20, 2012]
Artist Talk at Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland [June 14, 2012]
"Zabar Visiting Artist Series: Jeff Koons with Katy Siegel & Joachim Pissarro," Hunter, New York [May 15, 2012]
Fondation Beyeler Artist Talk, Basel, Switzerland [May 13, 2012]
Artist Talk at The Hewitt School, New York, New York [April 17, 2012]
Artist Talk at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Art Museum, Facilitated by Professor Pan Gongkai, Beijing, China [March 21, 2012]
Artist Talk at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland [February 24, 2012]
Artist Talk at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria [January 10, 2012]
2011
The Lotos Club, New York, New York
"Abu Dhabi Art Conversations: Larry Gagosian and Jeff Koons, moderated by Sarah Thornton," Abu Dhabi [November 16, 2011]
Artist Talk at São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo, Brazil [September 27, 2011]
"Uncommon Threads Panel Discussion," Montclair State University - Montclair Museum of Art Talks series, Montclair, New Jersey [February 23, 2011]
"modernARTization: Art and Philanthropy Changing Societies," 4th Davos Philanthropic Roundtable, Morosani Schweizerhof Hotel, Davos, Switzerland [January 27, 2011]
2010
"Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Jeff Koons High Museum of Art," Atlanta, Georgia [October 5, 2010]
"Artists in Dialogue - Abu Dhabi Art Fair," Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [November 5, 2010]
"The Marathon Marathon project," Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece [October 31, 2010]
“People Who Shape Our World Lecture Series,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois [May 31, 2010]
"Art 21 Salon Series," Core Club, New York, New York [April 12, 2010]
"Envelope Conversations Series (Faciality)," Princeton University School of Architecture, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey [April 28, 2010]
"Jeff Koons and Brian Grazer in Conversation," LA Art House, Los Angeles, California [May 19, 2010]
2009
"Jeff Koons Talk," Serpentine Gallery, London, England
"Jeff Koons and Glenn O’Brien," The Strand, New York, New York [April 13, 2009]
"Artist Talk: Jeff Koons," The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia [March 20, 2009]
"Artist Talk: Jeff Koons," The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Series, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"The Nasher Salon Lecture Series," Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas [15 January, 2009]
Artist Talk for Northwestern University Alumni, New York, New York [January 13, 2009]
2008
"Jeff Koons on the Roof," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
"Art Conversation with Alison M. Gingeras," University of Visual Arts, Venice, Italy
"Jeff Koons: Big Art, Big Ideas," Interview by Carol Vogel, New York Times Arts & Leisure Week Series, Times Building, New York, New York [January 7, 2008]
"Jeff Koons – Culture Bites," Bloomberg Arts Club, New York, New York
"Jeff Koons," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
"Jeff Koons in conversation with Katy Siegel," 92nd Street with Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, New York, New York
Artist Talk at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland [April 14, 2008]
Artist Talk at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts [April 3, 2008]
2007
“Artist as Collector: Jeff Koons in Conversation with Jeffrey Deitch," CORE Club in connection with Americans for the Arts,
New York, New York [December 13, 2007]
"Inside the Artist's Studio: Jeff Koons Talks with Calvin Tomkins and Dodie Kazanjian," The New Yorker Festival, Studio Tour, New York, New York [October 7, 2007]
“Conversations with Contemporary Artists,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York [March 9, 2007]
Graduate School of Painting, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut [March 7, 2007]
“Director’s Series Conversations with Michael Govan: Jeff Koons,” LACMA, Los Angeles, California [February 7, 2007]
2006
“Doug Aitken’s Broken Screen Happening," New York, New York
“Good, Better, Best," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York [October 4, 2006]
“Jeff Koons Talks,” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [April 7, 2006]
“Jeff Koons Talks," University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa [March 30, 2006]
2005
“Artist Talk/ Jeff Koons and Scott Rothkopf,” Kub Arena at the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, New York [November 18, 2005]
"International Association of Art Critics Symposium on Art," Democracy and Public Space, Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
"Jeff Koons Lecture: In Honour of the Fingerman Memorial Lecture Series," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa [December 6, 2005]
2004
"Art Basel Conversations," Art Basel Miami, Miami, Florida
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
2002
Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Talk with Peter Jennings at Cooper Union Great Hall, New York, New York
The Corcoran, Washington, D.C.
Pasadena Art Center, Pasadena, California
2001
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Director’s Circle, San Francisco, California
Friends of the Israel Museum, New York, New York
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
"Pillow Talk with the Rubells," Miami, Florida
2000
Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
Public Art Fund, Cooper Union, New York, New York
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
School of Visual Arts, New York, New York, New York
1999
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
1998
The Museum of Modern Art, Junior Council, New York
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
Sculpture Department, Graduate School, Columbia University, New York, New York
1997
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
1996
Guggenheim Museum, International Council, New York, New York
Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
1995
Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Columbia University, School of the Arts, New York, New York
Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
New School For Social Research, New York, New York
1994
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
The American Academy in Rome, Metropolitan Club, New York, New York
1993
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, New York
Louisiana Museum, Bizart, Copenhagen, Denmark
Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Graduate School of Sculpture, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Young President’s Organization, International Chapter, Athens, Greece
1992
Bard College, New York
The Aesthetic Field Symposium in collaboration with Ulf Wuggenig and the University for Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria / Das Ästhetische Feld, Hochschule Fur Angewandte Kunst in Wien, Participants: Peter Fend, Andrea Fraser, Renée Green, Jeff Koons, Colin de Land, Christian Philipp Müller, Raymond Pettibon, Gerwald Rockenschaud, Jessica Stockholder, and Peter Weibel [June 2 - 4, 1992]
Musee D’Art Contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland
1991
Alberta College, Calgary, Canada
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (High and Low)
The Munich Academy, Munich, Germany
Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, New York, New York
The Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
1990
DIA Center for the Arts, New York, New York
Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Pharmakon, Tokyo, Japan
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
Sotheby's, Geneva, Switzerland
1989
Baruch College/CUNY, New York, New York
CAA Conference, San Francisco, California
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
1988
Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois
Society for Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
1987
Empire State College, New York, New York
The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
1986
Fundacio Caixa De Pensions, Barcelona, Spain
1985
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York
1983
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania