The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) has acquired Jeff Koons's monumental floral sculpture *Split-Rocker* (2000), a 37-foot-tall work featuring two halves of children's rocking toys embedded with over 50,000 flowering plants. Donated by collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick through their foundation, the sculpture will be installed outdoors later this year, ahead of the museum's $715 million David Geffen Galleries opening in 2025. The work has previously been displayed at the Palais des Papes in Avignon, Château de Versailles, Fondation Beyeler, Glenstone, and Rockefeller Center.
The acquisition matters because it reinforces Lacma's tradition of landmark outdoor installations, joining Chris Burden's *Urban Light* and Michael Heizer's *Levitated Mass*. The Resnicks' donation also underscores their long-standing patronage—Lynda Resnick served on Lacma's board for nearly 25 years, and the Resnick Pavilion was named after them. The sculpture will be the only one of Koons's four large-scale floral works to remain alive and growing year-round, thanks to Southern California's mild climate, adding a dynamic, horticultural dimension to the museum's evolving campus.