the extraordinary of work of jeff coons ahead. e night's even, a smarter start to your day.nings on al jazeera america >>> he makes 10s of millions of dollars turning balloon animals in to art. contemporary artist jeff coons has been called provocative for transforming throwing away objects in to massive installations now a new york museum has just opened a display of his most comprehensive collection. daniel i was gus a look. >> reporter: think every day household objects, add light, glass cases and suddenly vacuum cleaners become heart. in 1980 this was one of the first big works by a man who has taken the art world by storm. >> jeff is one of the most important artists have emergeed in the post war era not just in america. he's done an a makes job of breaking boundaries in materials of art and popular culture, the market, celebrity. he's really pushed the limit and the envelope of what an artist can do today. >> reporter: now 35 years in to a remarkable career a retrospective of his work takes overall four floors of the top contemporary art venue in the united states. nev

jeff coons never failed to generate strong reactions. the best modern artists. it provides decorations for or lives. sometimes they make us feel uncomfortable. >> at the age of 59. coons is planning to keep producing work like this, challenging, playful. provocative for another 30 years. >> the retro spent mfiruns until october 19th. >> i'm morgan radford. and i'm back with you in 2.5 minutes. first, a quick check of the weather. i'm tracking more storms moving to the midwest. severe weather made its way eastward. we'll watch out for storms across the midatlantic and the north-east. a cluster of storms and a lot of lightening moving across indiana and ohio. >> i'm morgan radford, don't go anywhere. i'm back with you in 2.5 minutes when al jazeera america continues. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, jus

the extraordinary work of jeff coons. the night's events, a smarter start to your day.ngs on al jazeera america >>> you are looking at live pictures of the correct cruise ship costa concordia making its final voyage in italy. it's been two and a half years since it rana ground with more than 4200 passengers aboard, 32032people died in that disast, tug boats are taking it to its final resting place. >>> finally tonight contemporary artist jeff coons has been called provocative for transporting throw away objects in to massive art. now a new york museum has a competence i ever look at his collection. daniel gives us a look. >> reporter: take every day household objects, add light, glass cases and suddenly vacuum cleaners become art. in 1980 this was one of the very first big works by a man who has taken the art world by storm. >> jeff koons is one of the most important artist is breaking down art and popular culture, market, celebrity. he's really pushed the limits and the envelope of what an artist can be today. >> reporter: now 35 years in to a remarkable career, a retr

. >> on the next, the artist jeff coons. >> it's been nice for me to look at some of the images because i don't live with all those pieces so a lot of them are kind of just fresh to me again. >> owned by collectors. >> owned by collectors and you know i tend to live with other art, art by other artists. i'm in my studio all day long. i'm around my work so i don't live directly with my work but it shows to me that it's been fun. i think i've been doing exactly what i've been wanting to do. and it makes me feel more ambitious. i mean, i really would like to do something. i really want to put something on the table. and i think i have been having a dialogue but i want to do more. [captioning made possible by bloomberg television] >> this week on political capital, house foreign affairs committee chairman ed royce in ukraine. what's next for obamacare, congress' to do list. d debate paul ryan's poverty proposals. >> we begin the program with ed royce of california. thank you for being with us.