American Pop Artist Jeff Koons to Send Sculptures to the Moon

American pop artist Jeff Koons is to ship sculptures to the Moon later this yr on a spacecraft blasting off from the Kennedy House Middle in Florida, his gallery stated Tuesday.

Koons, one of the celebrated and costly residing artists, is famed for kitsch items reminiscent of “Ballon Canine” and “Rabbit,” and his work is exhibited in galleries all over the world.

His newest venture “Moon Phases” consists of bodily sculptures that might be left completely on the lunar floor in a clear, thermally coated miniature satellite tv for pc, the Tempo Gallery in New York stated.

Koons can even make distinctive digital variations of the sculptures — marking his entry into the profitable new world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens).

The sculptures will journey on the “Nova-C Lunar Lander,” designed by non-public firm Intuitive Machines, and might be positioned on the floor of the Moon within the Oceanus Procellarum.

“I needed to create a traditionally significant NFT venture,” Koons, 67, stated. “Our achievements in house characterize the limitless potential of humanity.”

The gallery launched no particulars on the quantity or measurement of sculptures heading into house, however stated the placement will change into a lunar heritage web site.

It added the venture would mark 50 years since America’s final crewed journey to the Moon.

NASA is focusing on Could for a take a look at flight of Artemis-1 — an uncrewed lunar mission — forward of an eventual crewed touchdown, probably no earlier than 2026.