in 1988, koons created ‘banality’, his most groundbreaking collection of sculptures crafted in porcelain and wood which have since become (post-)modern icons. the series’ central theme is that of the association between human and animal which characterizes many of the pieces which are based on concepts of innocence and guilt, expressed through aesthetic means of the forgiveness of sins and the dissolution of the notion of guilt, whereby the frequent recourse to saints or individuals associated with sacredness can be seen. the overall imagery represented through ‘banality’ is derived from renaissance and baroque art, popular culture and the world of toys and postcards, transforming in scale, medium or material from sculpture to sculpture, making his work accessible reflecting koons’ ideal that art reconciles all oppositions in order to reach as large of an audience as possible.
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