US art fair visitor accidentally smashes US$42,000 Jeff Koons 'balloon dog' sculpture

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The mishap occurred during a VIP preview at Art Wynwood in Miami, and some collectors thought it was performance art or a staged stunt.

"I saw this woman was there, and she was tapping , and then the thing fell over and shattered into thousands of pieces," artist Stephen Gamson told a Fox News affiliate in Miami.A bystander took a video as gallery employees swept up the glass shards.Benedicte Caluch, an art advisor with Bel-Air Fine Art, which sponsored the Koons piece, told the Miami Herald that the woman did not mean to break the piece and that insurance would cover the damage.

Koons, who was not present, is an American painter and sculptor who draws inspiration from everyday objects, including balloon animals. His works challenge notions of what is fine art, even as they have auctioned for as high as US$91 million. His balloon dog sculptures vary in size, from less than a foot in height to over 10-feet tall, and come in vivid colors.

 

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If the balloon dog is is usa it would be probably be shot down

By 'accidentally smashes' you mean, 'bumped into it, thus knocking it over'...

Due to media constant gaslighting, American has developed balloon phobia collectively

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