Hulk Meets Elvis in New York, Pop Icons Collide in Bronze and Brass
At Frieze New York, Jeff Koons’s "Hulk Elvis" sculptures are set to steal the spotlight, blending comic book bravado with art history’s star power. The trio—Hulk (Organ), Hulk (Tubas), and Hulk (Dragon and Turtle)—stand against a backdrop riffing on Koons’s own painting, where the Hulk rubs shoulders with Led Zeppelin. These works, drawn from Koons’s personal trove, fuse the muscle of Marvel’s green giant with the swagger of Elvis Presley, a nod to both Western and Eastern mythologies. The series title itself springs from the uncanny echo between the Hulk’s stance and Elvis’s iconic pose in the film Flaming Star, a moment Andy Warhol famously immortalized. Koons’s hulking figures aren’t just pop culture mashups—they’re guardians, protectors, and provocateurs, embodying a duality that’s both playful and profound. In the world of contemporary art, sometimes the loudest statements come in the form of a superhero with a brass section.
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