An iconic “Balloon Dog” sculpture by Jeff Koons has been accidentally smashed to pieces in Miami. According to witnesses of the shocking mishap, the unnamed art collector said she “just wanted to disappear” after knocking the $42,000 (£35,000) piece off its stand.
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Jeff Koons sued for copying another artist’s sculpture
Renowned American pop artist Jeff Koons faces an infringement lawsuit for allegedly copying a sculptural stage setting of a serpent wrapped around a rock designed by another artist, which Koons used for his series “Made in Heaven”.
Continue readingJeff Koons becomes world’s most expensive living artist
A metallic cast sculpture by controversial artist Jeff Koons sold for $91.1 million (£71 million) on Wednesday 15th May, becoming the most expensive artwork by a living artist ever sold at auction. Koons’ piece went for more than $20 million (£16 million) over its estimate, during Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Art evening sale in New York. Continue reading