Last Updated: February 19, 2023, 11:08 IST
Koons, an American artist, is understood for his popular culture references and depictions of on a regular basis objects.
The mishap occurred throughout a VIP preview at Art Wynwood in Miami, and a few collectors thought it was efficiency artwork or a staged stunt
A collector visiting a recent artwork honest by accident toppled over a small glass sculpture by famend artist Jeff Koons, shattering it to items.
The shiny blue sculpture, considered one of Koons’ well-known “balloon canine” series, was valued at $42,000.
The mishap occurred during a VIP preview at Art Wynwood in Miami, and some collectors thought it was performance art or a staged stunt.
The sculpture sat alone on an acrylic base emblazoned with Koons’s surname.
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“I saw this woman was there, and she was tapping (the sculpture), and then the thing fell over and shattered into thousands of pieces,” artist Stephen Gamson informed a Fox News affiliate in Miami.
Gamson informed reporters he thought the lady tapped on the art work to see if it was an actual balloon.
A bystander took a video as gallery staff swept up the glass shards.
“I can’t imagine any individual would knock that over,” a voice is heard to say on the video.
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 $91 million.
His balloon dog sculptures vary in size, from less than a foot (30 centimeters) in height to over 10-feet (three-meters) tall, and come in vivid colors.
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