Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control.
Jeff KoonsI don't think irony is about judgment; I think irony is something like, "Oh, that's interesting," because it's not something I think one starts off to achieve. I think it's just something that presents itself. And if it does, I find it's usually optimistic, not negative in its terms.
Jeff KoonsArt is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.
Jeff Koons