Yesterday late at night Artdependence received the following response from Lauran Rothstein from Jeff Koons LLC: «We are aware of Oksana Zhnikrup’s work and have a license to use it for Mr. Koons’s work».
After publication of the article in Artdependence Magazine about a striking resemblance of Koons' ‘Seated Ballerina’ sculpture at Rockefeller Centre in New York, with the work of Ukrainian artist Oksana Zhnikrup, Artdependence turned to Jeff Koons, his team and also Gagosian Gallery (representing Koons) for comments.
Yesterday late at night Artdependence received the following response from Lauran Rothstein from Jeff Koons LLC: «We are aware of Oksana Zhnikrup’s work and have a license to use it for Mr. Koons’s work».
On the request to Jeff Koons to answer a few short questions about the impression the statue of Oksana Zhnikrup's «Balerina Lenochka» made on the artist and also what other works have been made under license, the artist's representative said that Koons is busy and he already has previously made commitment for this week.
AD will be trying to get in contact with Jeff Koons later on to find out more details about the deal and artist’s licensing practice.
Image above: Oksana Zhnikrup, Ballerina Lenochka, source.
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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