Koons’ work set to be installed on the moon comprises 125 miniature (one-inch) stainless-steel sculptures in a cubed array designed and built by 4Space in consultation with the artist. Each mini-moon ...

Koons—and the others who participated in the mission—are not the first to be fascinated with the idea of sending his art into space. In an early move, the crew of Apollo 15 placed Belgian ...

Loving Art to the Moon and Back Jeff Koons, having more than made his mark on Earth, is now looking beyond. He is launching his latest ambitious project with the help of NASA and Elon Musk.

This will be the first authorized art permanently placed on the moon. “Moon Phases” by artist Jeff Koons is the first artwork authorized to permanently be installed on the moon. Courtesy of 4SPACE ...

Though its arrival marks a milestone, “Moon Phases” is not the only art to touch down on the moon’s surface. In 1971, Apollo 15 crewmembers left an aluminum figure by the Belgian artist Paul ...

The moon’s face changes nightly and with the regularity of the seasons, making it a reliable marker of time. “It’s an obvious timepiece,” Anthony Aveni says of the moon.