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Wynn Las Vegas Welcomes Popeye by Jeff Koons

13 July 2014

As part of the resort’s continued appreciation and commitment to public art, Wynn Las Vegas has put on display the Popeye sculpture by acclaimed American artist Jeff Koons.

At 6 feet 5 inches tall and more than 2,000 pounds, the mirror-polished stainless steel Popeye stands proudly in the Wynn Esplanade. The sculpture took two years to create (2009 - 2011) and was acquired at auction in May 2014 for a price of $28,115,000.

Koons created three versions (plus artist’s proof) of the famed character, one of which now calls Wynn Las Vegas home. The sculpture depicts the spinach-eating sailorman in a vivid spectrum of colour.

"I became drawn to the Popeye image in a very intuitive way," Koons said.

I wanted to have a dialogue with art history and with Pop Art, and also a dialogue with technology and to deal with the aspect of acceptance."

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