Talk
The Un-Private Collection: Jeff Koons and John Waters
Monday, Feb 24, 2014
7:30 pm—9:30 pm
The Orpheum Theater
Overview
Please note that this program is in the past. For information about upcoming programs please visit thebroad.org/programs.
“As with all great contemporary art, Jeff Koons’ work at first leaves you confused and possibly angered. His sculptures and paintings are deadpan, misleading, comforting, and even threatening at times in their guiltless devotion to innocence. Koons is never campy or even merely clever. Just smart.”
– John Waters on Jeff Koons
The Broad presented an enlightening, irreverent, unforgettable evening with two icons of pop and visual culture. Writer and filmmaker John Waters lead artist Jeff Koons in a conversation about the inspiration and ideas behind his unique works—many of which are in the Broad collection—against the backdrop of Broadway’s glamorous Orpheum Theatre.
Video of full program available above.
Guest Curators
Co-presented with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’s ALOUD series
Livestream
About The Un-Private Collection
The Un-Private Collection is an ongoing series of public programs The Broad began in September 2013. The series introduces audiences to the museum’s 2,000-work contemporary art collection by showcasing stories behind the collection, the collectors and the artists. Since launching the program, The Broad has brought together a variety of artists whose works are in the Broad collection in conversation with cultural leaders, including Mark Bradford with Katy Siegel, Shirin Neshat with Christy MacLear, Jeff Koons with John Waters, Takashi Murakami with Pico Iyer, Eric Fischl with Steve Martin, John Currin with James Cuno, Kara Walker with Ava DuVernay and architect Elizabeth Diller with Eli Broad, Joanne Heyler and Paul Goldberger. Talks have been held at venues throughout Los Angeles, making the programming available to audiences across the city. Conversations are live-streamed and full videos of past talks are available online. The Un-Private Collection series is part of the Broad collection’s 30-year mission to make contemporary art accessible to the widest possible audience.
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