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A sculpture worth a fortune shattered into pieces.  A client of the gallery wants to sink into the ground

A sculpture worth a fortune shattered into pieces. A client of the gallery wants to sink into the ground

One of the popular sculptures by Jeff Koons will no longer decorate any interior. The “balloon dog” was broken into small pieces by a client of a gallery in Miami. The woman wanted to sink into the ground.

Jeff Koons is an American sculptor and painter who for years ranked among the highest-paid artists in the world. In 2019, he sold one of his works – a 1986 sculpture titled “Rabbit” for over $90 million.

Since the beginning of his activity, Koons has divided critics into those who accuse him of kitsch and infantilism, and those for whom his works are an accurate commentary on reality. The artist himself does not seem to care about extreme opinions, and in interviews he emphasizes that he does what The Beatles would do if they were sculptors.

The artist is best known for his series of balloon-like sculptures. Bright dogs, rabbits or tulips, although they often reach gigantic sizes, seem delicate. However, it happens that they are made of steel and weigh tons.

Jeff Koons sculpture “Balloon Dog” has been destroyed. She shattered on the ground

The “balloon dog” was part of a limited collection of 799 sculptures. A blue dog resembling bent balloons was on display at the Art Wynwood art gallery in Miami, Florida. Unfortunately, the work was destroyed.

A “balloon dog” worth $42,000, i.e. over PLN 180,000, crashed on the floor in a gallery during a contemporary art fair. One of the women in the room poked the sculpture with her finger, and it fell to the ground with a thud, shattering into tiny pieces.

The Art Wynwood Gallery has posted videos on its social media showing the remains of Koons’ work. An employee of the facility, Cedric Boero, in an interview with CNN, emphasized that watching the destroyed sculpture was very painful for him. The cause of the confusion will not bear the financial consequences of the accident, as the sculpture was insured.

“The world stopped for 15 minutes,” Boero told The New York Times about the incident. He also added that the woman responsible for the incident apologized and “wanted to go underground.”

Source: Gazeta

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