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''Banality'' is a series of sculptures by American artist Jeff Koons. The works were unveiled in 1988 and have become controversial for their misuse of copyrighted images. Several editions of the sculptures have sold at auction for millions of dollars. ==Series details== The series consists of a number of large sculptures inspired by Hummel figurines and has been described as kitsch. They were designed to convey the emotion of "lying in the grass and taking a deep breath". When it was first unveiled, the series was simultaneously on show at three different galleries, possible because several editions of each sculpture were made. Koons promoted his works by taking out four advertisements in the major trade magazines. Each of the full-page features depicted different parts of Koons' reputed persona: #A propagator of the banal: Koons is shown alongside two pigs #A bad influence on future generations: he is in a classroom with lots of children, a blackboard contains the slogans "Exploit the Masses" and "Banality as Savior" #A gigolo: he is standing in front of a boudoir-style tent #A ladies man: he is with a pony and several women in bikinis The advertisements were the first time that Koons featured in his own work, exploiting the reputation that the media and his critics had propagated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeff Koons )〕 Several sculptures from the series have been adjudged to have broken copyright laws. Koons has defended his works on numerous occasions but the courts have repeatedly rejected his claims of fair use by parody. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Banality (sculpture series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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