“Encased – Five Rows (6 Spalding Scottie Pippen Basketballs, 6 Spalding Shaq Attaq Basketballs, 6 Wilson Supershot Basketballs, 6 Wilson Supershot Basketballs, 6 Franklin 6034 Soccerballs)” is a ready-made sculpture crafted by Jeff Koons between 1983 and 1993 in the United States. Falling within the realms of Conceptual Art and Post-Minimalism, this artwork is a striking array of sports balls meticulously arranged in a clear display case.
The artwork features five rows of encased sports balls, specifically six Spalding Scottie Pippen Basketballs, six Spalding Shaq Attaq Basketballs, twelve Wilson Supershot Basketballs (divided into two sets of six), and six Franklin 6034 Soccerballs. Each ball rests perfectly within its own compartment, emphasizing themes of consumer culture, repetition, and the interplay between the ready-made and the artistic object, hallmarks of Jeff Koons’ larger body of work.
