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Puppy: Jeff Koons

Exhibition, Work of art

Temporary public artwork created by American artist Jeff Koons that was exhibited in the forecourt of the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay from 12 December 1995 until 17 March 1996. A 12.4 metre high structure in the shape of a terrier that was then filled with soil and flowering plants, it was the tenth work supported by Kaldor Public Art Projects.

Position
Artist
Koons, Jeff
1995 - 1996
Relationship
had Patron
Kaldor Public Art Projects
1995 - 1996
Type
Work of art
Exhibition
Museum of Contemporary Art
12 Dec 1995 - 17 Mar 1996

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Julie Ewington
,
2014
supported by
City of Sydney - Cultural Ribbon Foreshore Histories Project

Since opening in the old Maritime Services Board building at Sydney Cove in 1991, the Museum of Contemporary Art has taken its place among other Sydney's icons. Located on one of Sydney's, and indeed Australia's, most historically laden sites, the MCA brought contemporary art to the city at a moment when Sydney saw that the living dreams of present-day artists were part of its busy life.

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