The decision by an arts journal to let Jeff Koons veto a historian's essay about his work has created a chilling effect on critical culture. The essay explored the conceptual similarities between Koons's "Bouquet of Tulips" and a 1937 mural by Léger and Perriand. The story was killed after the Koons studio read it.
The decision by an arts journal to allow Jeff Koons to veto a historian’s essay about his work raised concerns about its impact on critical culture. Romy Golan, an art historian, saw a conceptual connection between Koons’s “Bouquet of Tulips” and a 1937 mural by Fernand Léger and Charlotte Perriand. Both reflected political events. Golan got an interview with Koons and accepted an assignment to compare the two works for the Brooklyn Rail. However, once Koons’s studio read the unpublished essay, they demanded it be killed.
The decision by an arts journal to allow Jeff Koons to veto a historian’s essay about his work raised concerns about its impact on critical culture. Romy Golan, an art historian, saw a conceptual connection between Koons’s “Bouquet of Tulips” and a 1937 mural by Fernand Léger and Charlotte Perriand. Both reflected political events. Golan got an interview with Koons and accepted an assignment to compare the two works for the Brooklyn Rail. However, once Koons’s studio read the unpublished essay, they demanded it be killed.