After much mediatised and applauded retrospectives at the Whitney Museum of Art and the Centre Pompidou, American artist Jeff Koons makes a powerful new appearance at the Guggenheim Bilbao. Courtesy of the artist and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

惠特尼博物馆馆长、杰夫·昆斯的共同策展人斯科特·罗斯科普夫(Scott Rothkopf)说，他记得一张“尴尬”的照片，照片上他穿着短裤和凉鞋，多年前在毕尔巴鄂海滨拍摄了昆斯(Koons)在毕尔巴鄂海滨的巨型花犬。还有谁，在夏季城市休息的时候，被拍到在小狗、气球狗或大力水手旁边做爵士手呢？

然而，包括罗斯科普夫在内，我们当中很少有人能预测到这些比生命更大的雕像在我们这个时代会受到广泛的批评。或者，昆斯将超越艺术家的国际宝藏，花费太多，派对太多，分享太多。

至少这是这次具有里程碑意义的展览-包括惠特尼艺术博物馆(Whitney Museum Of Art)和乔治·庞皮杜中心(Centre George Pompidou)在内的旅游套房中的第三场-

这次展览的规模之广-从艺术家早年令人兴奋的前几天，从螺旋式楼梯，到他最近在主楼层的作品-展示了一位艺术家不断地工作、思考、推动、诱惑。他是典型的矮人的愿望，希望在一个所谓的“酒神节”的观众聚集在一起。

Frank Gehry的多面体古根海姆建筑是它的举办地。正如Koons在星期一的开幕式上所说的，“我从未见过我的作品比这里更优雅。”在这个体系结构中，作品呈现出一个舒适的一面。

在长达一年多的巡回演出中，昆斯花了很多时间反思他在艺术中探索新的、富有表现力的形式的四十多年。他说起话来就像一个心平气和的人，口口声声地说着肯定的话，就像一个喝着杰夫·昆斯酒的12步人。“一旦你有了自我接受，”他说，“你就达到了接受他人的更高阶段。”相信自己，才能发挥自己的潜能。“如果他有什么弱点的话，“这不是我的最高意识状态。”

杰夫·昆斯的主题是：回顾是自我和环境的反映。从很小的时候，昆斯就陪着他的父亲去了家里的室内装潢店，开始思考的力量来影响我们的感受。他最有效的作品运用反思的力量来引诱，进而引起我们对爱与鄙视、内外、奢侈与媚俗、现代主义与巴洛克情怀的进一步反思。

最新的作品一对巨大的石膏与镜像蓝色‘凝视球’，这些装饰享有流行在19世纪之前，再次出现在美国的住宅花园。昆斯说，他们的慷慨反映了你，肯定了你。

罗斯科普夫在盖里不可预测的建筑的每一个门口都宣布了一个“惊喜”。这里没有什么令人惊讶的，只有对完美的无情追求，对取悦的渴望，罗斯科普夫正确地称之为“插在插座里的，流行艺术的甜蜜摇动”。

60岁时，昆斯重新开始工作，研究大理石和花岗岩中的新的、有表现力的形式。他还没做好回顾性的或者没有的。我和罗斯科普夫在一起，他说，“我期待着续集。”

Koons says he has never seen his work displayed in an environment as elegant as Frank Gehry's sleek architecture for the Guggenheim Bilbao. Gehry's work makes his art pieces seem 'comfortable,' he contends. Courtesy of the artist and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The artist's inflatables and manipulated photographs are once again at the core of his retrospective and coexist harmoniously in the spacious rooms of the Guggenheim. Photography: Erika Ede. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The pornographic sculptures and photographs of his 'Dirty Jeffs' series moreover convey the voyeurist mindset of contemporary societies and the influences of capitalism. Photography: Erika Ede. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

His infamous Pink Balloon Dog takes centre stage, surrounded by Blue Moon and Cat on a Clothesline. Photography: Erika Ede. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The New Hoover Convertibles are placed side by side, occupying the centre of the room. Photography: Erika Ede. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Koons' classical sculptures cast in shiny stainless-steel and decorated with fake flowers merge present and past through the odd pairing of incompatible subject matter and materials. Photography: Erika Ede. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Michael Jackson wears gold wih Koons' 'Michael Jackson and Bubbles.' Photography: Erika Ede. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Two inflatable bunnies share the fame at Koons' retrospective; one claiming colour and the other boasting silver stainless-steel. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

On the right: Koons' Liberty Bell imagined in 2006; on the left: Hulk, imagined in 2004. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Koons declares that his artistic achievements are brimming with self-consciousness. If he's had any weakness, he declares, 'it's been not accessing my highest state of consciousness.' Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

A bouquet of patinated-steel and multicoloured tulips lies on the ground, outside of the museum. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

keywords:Jeff Koons, Guggenheim Bilbao, Whitney Museum of Art, Centre George Pompidou

关键词：杰夫·昆斯，古根海姆毕尔巴鄂，惠特尼艺术馆，George Pompidou中心