Jeff Koons
Contemporary artist; known for large-scale sculpture and painting; "Rabbit" (1986) sold at Christie's for a world-record $91.1 million in 2019
Jeff Koons — Contemporary artist; known for large-scale sculpture and painting; "Rabbit" (1986) sold at Christie's for a world-record $91.1 million in 2019 — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document that Koons and his wife Justine attended a dinner at Epstein's Upper East Side Manhattan townhouse on September 4, 2013, after Epstein asked MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld to extend the invitation; Koons confirmed acceptance via email to Gershenfeld, writing: "My wife Justine and I would love to have dinner with you on the evening of Sept. 4th." The dinner's guest list also included filmmaker Woody Allen and MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld. He appears in approximately 376 documents in the released files. Epstein's calendar also documented a planned studio visit to Koons's New York studio on November 8, 2013, though Koons stated that "Epstein never visited my studio." In a statement to Hyperallergic through his gallery (Gagosian), Koons confirmed attending the dinner but said: "Upon the invitation of a professor at MIT, Neil Gershenfeld, my wife Justine and I attended a dinner at Jeffrey Epstein's house. Beyond attending the dinner, I did not have a relationship with Epstein." No wrongdoing is alleged against him. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Jeff Koons in the Epstein files?
Yes. Jeff Koons (Contemporary artist; known for large-scale sculpture and painting; “Rabbit” (1986) sold at Christie’s for a world-record $91.1 million in 2019) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document that Koons and his wife Justine attended a dinner at Epstein’s Upper East Side Manhattan townhouse on September 4, 2013, after Epstein asked MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld to extend the invitation; Koons confirmed acceptance via email to Gershenfeld, writing: “My wife Justine and I would love to have dinner with you on the evening of Sept. 4th.” The dinner’s guest list also included filmmaker Woody Allen and MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld. He appears in approximately 376 documents in the released files. Epstein’s calendar also documented a planned studio visit to Koons’s New York studio on November 8, 2013, though Koons stated that “Epstein never visited my studio.” In a statement to Hyperallergic through his gallery (Gagosian), Koons confirmed attending the dinner but said: “Upon the invitation of a professor at MIT, Neil Gershenfeld, my wife Justine and I attended a dinner at Jeffrey Epstein’s house. Beyond attending the dinner, I did not have a relationship with Epstein.” No wrongdoing is alleged against him.
Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.
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