Jeff Koons

A collector visiting a contemporary art fair accidentally toppled over a small glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons, shattering it to pieces.

Koons, who was not present, is an American painter and sculptor who draws inspiration from everyday objects, including balloon animals. "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 told a Fox News affiliate in Miami. - "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 told reporters.

An iconic sculpture by the artist Jeff Koons, worth $42000 was destroyed at a Miami art gallery Thursday after it was accidentally knocked over by a visitor ...

In 2016, another balloon dog was shattered at the Fortunately, this isn't the only balloon dog that Koons has produced. Speaking to the New York Times, artist and art collector Stephen Gamson said: "Before I knew it, they were picking up the Jeff Koons pieces in a dustpan with a broom."

Here's a quick reminder that being too curious at art exhibitions can sometimes turn out to be very costly.

[art](/topic/art)exhibitions can sometimes turn out to be very costly. Woman accidentally breaks balloon dog sculpture worth Rs 34 lakhs at art fair Woman accidentally breaks balloon dog sculpture worth Rs 34 lakhs at art fair -WATCH

A woman attending Art Wynwood accidentally broke a little balloon dog porcelain sculpture, which has worth $42000 (around Rs 35 lakhs).

A woman attending Art Wynwood accidentally broke a little balloon dog porcelain sculpture, which has worth $42,000 (around Rs 35 lakhs). Another pricey artwork made by him is a Rabbit sculpture which looks like a balloon bunny wielding a carrot like a knife, and was sold for $91.1 million. The video shows the broken pieces of the expensive sculpture and a crowd was gathered around it.

"Please don't touch the artwork". Now and then, we are reminded as to why these signs are still needed in galleries around the world.

"It was an event!" "Everybody came to see what happened." He added that a colleague spoke to the woman, who said she was "very very sorry" and "just wanted to disappear". "That's a good thing for the collectors," Mr Boero told the Times, laughing. "When this thing fell to the ground, it was like how a car accident draws a huge crowd on the highway," Mr Gamson told the paper. Local artist Stephen Gamson told the Miami Herald he was admiring the sculpture, when an "older woman" tapped it, knocking it off its pedestal.

A collector visiting a contemporary art fair accidentally toppled over a small glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons, shattering it to pieces.

Here's how](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/chinese-man-makes-885000-a-month-by-running-in-high-heels-9942581.html) [dog](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/tags/dog.html) 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. Koons, who was not present, is an American painter and sculptor who draws inspiration from everyday objects, including balloon animals.

One of the famous 'Balloon Dog' sculptures by Jeff Koons was accidentally smashed in Miami earlier this week, at a gallery where it was being exhibited.

Luckily for the collector, the cost of the piece is covered by insurance. At the time of the accident, attendees were puzzled and wondered if it was part of a performance. “When this thing fell to the ground, it was like how a car accident draws a huge crowd on the highway,” Stephen Gamson, a Wynwood–based artist and collector, explained to the publication.

The small blue artwork was on display at the Art Wynwood gallery when a woman knocked it off its stand.

The piece, a small, blue version of the artist's famous "balloon dog" series was on display during the preview event at the Art Wynwood gallery. A Jeff Koons sculpture worth £35,000 has been accidentally smashed during a VIP event at a gallery in Miami. The small blue artwork was on display at the Art Wynwood gallery when a woman knocked it off its stand.

A collector visiting a contemporary art fair accidentally topples over a small glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons, shattering it to pieces.

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. 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 accident happened at an art gallery in Miami, and some collectors thought it was performance art or a staged stunt

A small glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons was accidentally knocked over by a collector attending a contemporary art fair, shattering it into ...

It was valued at $42,000, the Daily Mail. Several collectors believed the incident—which happened at a VIP preview at Art Wynwood in Miami—was performance art or a planned stunt. The woman did not intend to shatter the Koons sculpture, according to Benedicte Caluch, an art advisor with Bel-Air Fine Art, which sponsored the artwork, who also informed the Miami Herald that insurance would cover the damage.

An art collector accidently shattered a $42000 "Balloon Dog" by Koons at an art fair in Miami.

[Miami Herald](https://amp.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article272539097.html), which broke the news, the woman is an art collector who attended a VIP preview of Art Wynwood, a contemporary art fair in downtown Miami, last Thursday evening. [Required Reading](https://hyperallergic.com/800659/required-reading-617/) The incident garnered wall-to-wall media attention, with a fair amount of gloating on social media. That is why the artwork was covered by insurance.” That’s where she encountered Koons’s small electric blue “Balloon Dog,” perched on a pedestal. Shattered beyond repair, it’s one more hollow Koons piece swept into the trash heap of history.

The artist Jeff Koons' famous sculptures might look like they're made from balloons -- but the works are actually fragile, as one art fair attendee found ...

A total of 799 editions of the sculpture were made. "The collector never intended to break the sculpture, in fact she never touched it with her hands," he said. Bel-Air Fine Arts added that some collectors have offered to purchase the broken pieces.

Don't touch the art, people. That cute little balloon dog just might be a $42000 porcelain sculpture.

It makes the art even more interesting.” The woman was an art collector who did not mean to break the piece, Caluch said. It was like when Banksy’s artwork was shredded.” Gamson and Caluch both said they had never seen an artwork break at a fair before. The shattered Koons sculpture may still be worth big bucks. Bénédicte Caluch, an art adviser with Bel-Air Fine Art, said the artwork was covered by insurance. It was not. His sculpture “Rabbit,” which looks like a balloon bunny wielding a carrot like a knife, is one of the most expensive artworks sold by a living artist. Gamson said he saw the sculpture break and recorded video of the aftermath. The artwork loudly shattered into pieces, shocking everyone nearby and attracting a horde of people. The shiny, electric blue sculpture was on display at Bel-Air Fine Art’s booth during the fair’s VIP Preview event. Home of the duct-taped bananas, nosy ATMs and women in floating chairs.)

The sculpture, valued at $42000, was one of several balloon dog sculptures by the world-famous artist. Fortunately, it's covered by insurance.

The sound of the shattered sculpture instantly stopped all conversation in the space, as everyone turned to look. "It shattered into a thousand pieces," an artist who attended the event, Stephen Gamson, posted on Instagram, along with videos of the aftermath. "But then, we are a famous group of 35 galleries worldwide, so we have an insurance policy. Four years ago, Koons set a record for the most expensive work [sold at an auction by a living artist](https://www.npr.org/2019/05/16/723888420/jeff-koons-rabbit-fetches-91-million-auction-record-for-work-by-living-artist): a rabbit sculpture that sold for $91.1 million. "But the lady was obviously very ashamed and she didn't know how to apologize." [Bel-Air Fine Art](https://www.belairfineart.com/en/), where Boero is a district manager, at an exclusive preview event for Art Wynwood, a contemporary art fair.

Destruction befell a Jeff Koons sculpture priced at $42,000 at the Art Wynwood fair in Miami last week after a visitor accidentally knocked over the work.

The sculpture was part of a limited edition which has now decreased from 799 to 798, according to the It was the opening cocktail [review], lots of people were on our booth, she gave unintentionally a little kick in the pedestal, which was enough to cause the sculpture to fall down." However, the collector never intended to break the sculpture, in fact she never touched it with her hands.

An artist-collector wants to buy the broken shards, believing that its story is more interesting than the artwork.

Another commented that the woman who was said to have broken the work “did everyone a favor.” [Artnet News](https://www.facebook.com/artnet)on Facebook: [Want to stay ahead of the art world? Here Are 5 of the Most Opulent Artifacts They Found](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-tut-tomb-opening-100-years-artifacts-2256730) In fact, Gamson may be in competition with other likeminded collectors who also wanted to buy the broken art piece. “Some collectors offered to buy the shards. “As I was looking the art, I pointed to a Jeff Koons ‘balloon dog’ sculpture. Staff from the gallery as well as the fair venue cleaned up the scene, sweeping the debris with a broom. “One of the most crazy things I’ve ever seen,” Gamson went on in his post. A much larger version, Balloon Dog (Orange) (1994-2000), sold for $58.4 million at a Christie’s New York sale in November 2013. The incident apparently attracted a crowd, as seen in Gamson’s video. I actually witnessed the whole thing,” Gamson, who claims to be a fan of Koons, state via Instagram. The iridescent porcelain sculpture was on an acrylic plinth when it was allegedly tipped over by accident during Thursday’s VIP preview event.

Jeff Koons' 2021 piece entitled "Balloon Dog (Blue)" was on display at an art fair in Miami when it was accidentally shattered.

"This kind of thing unfortunately happens, that is why the artwork was covered by insurance." An unnamed art collector visiting the booth unintentionally kicked the pedestal during the fair's opening evening cocktail hour, which was enough to cause the sculpture made of porcelain to fall down and shatter. Koons' animal figures are some of the most well-known, expensive sculptures in the contemporary art world.