“New Shelton Wet/Dry Doubledecker” is an artwork created by the artist Jeff Koons in 1981 in the United States. The medium of this piece is categorized as a ready-made, placing it within the Neo-Pop Art and Conceptual Art movements, and it is exemplified as a sculpture.
The artwork features two vacuum cleaners encased in a transparent acrylic box, stacked vertically to form a double-decker presentation. Each vacuum cleaner is placed in its own clear compartment, suggesting a sense of commercial allure and pristine preservation. The high transparency of the acrylic exposes every detail of the utilitarian objects within, emphasizing their sleek, industrial design. The inclusion of fluorescent lighting further enhances the aesthetic appeal and draws attention to the mundane yet iconic nature of the vacuums, making a bold statement on consumerism and the elevation of everyday objects to the status of fine art.