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Art collector accidentally breaks $42K Jeff Koons ‘Balloon Dog’ sculpture in Miami
NY Post ^
Posted on 02/17/2023 9:57:16 PM PST by BenLurkin
An art advisor at the gallery backed up Gamson’s theory, telling the Herald it was just an accident.
Fortunately, the sculpture was covered by insurance and didn’t cost the woman anything, the report said.
The smashed sculpture was a miniature version of Koons’ famed 12-foot-tall Balloon Dog sculpture that’s made out of mirror-polished stainless steel and on display in Los Angeles.
Koons has created a series of the pups between 1994 and 2000 in a variety of colors, sizes and material.
The piece that was destroyed Thursday night stood about 15 inches tall, was blue in color and was made of porcelain.
Koons’ work, especially the dogs, fetch a pretty penny. One of the massive orange versions was sold in 2013 for $58.4 million...
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: art; balloondog; jeffkoons; oneless; oops
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To: bgill
Weiner, weiner, doggie deiner.
To: BenLurkin
What did she use to “tap” it?
An F-15?
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posted on
02/18/2023 2:49:22 AM PST
by
Adder
(ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
To: BenLurkin
Sweep up the pieces, glue them to an old board, and call it “Broken Balloon Dog”. It should be then worth at least $500,000 (right up there with Humper Biden’s best efforts).
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posted on
02/18/2023 2:56:03 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: Secret Agent Man
The mistake was spending $42k on it - not breaking it.
To: BenLurkin
I see a portrait/picture of Einstein looking at this and he’s thinking these modern art types aren’t exactly a bunch of mes!
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posted on
02/18/2023 4:23:27 AM PST
by
xp38
To: BenLurkin; Red Badger; dfwgator
"Spooky action at a distance."
~ Einstein
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posted on
02/18/2023 4:39:35 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
To: BenLurkin
National news of extreme importance. 18” ceramic “art” broken “on accident”.
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posted on
02/18/2023 4:41:46 AM PST
by
Delta 21
(MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
To: BenLurkin
Bad Dog!! BAD!! Go to your BROOM!
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posted on
02/18/2023 4:48:03 AM PST
by
missnry
(The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/18/2023 5:04:28 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/18/2023 5:14:53 AM PST
by
GingisK
To: BenLurkin
“the woman — identified as an art collector — “
And klutz
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posted on
02/18/2023 5:16:10 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
To: BenLurkin
The outrageous prices for Modern Art really exemplifies the old saying:
"A fool and his money are soon parted".
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posted on
02/18/2023 5:29:16 AM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: BenLurkin
Reminds me of something MS Gunny Ermey said: “You’re so ugly, you could be a modern art masterpiece!”
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posted on
02/18/2023 5:57:06 AM PST
by
W.
(Biden, America's Piss Boy--His finest hour!)
To: BenLurkin
Looks like somebody celebrating Smash And Grab History Month.
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posted on
02/18/2023 7:18:36 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Remember what FJB Brandon said, "...more than half of the women in my administration are women.")
To: BitWielder1
The outrageous prices for Modern Art really exemplifies the old saying:
"A fool and his money are soon parted".
Agree, but oddly enough it all starts to make sense if you view it is a major money laundering operation.
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posted on
02/18/2023 7:24:52 AM PST
by
chrisser
(I lost my vaccine card in a tragic boating accident.)
To: BenLurkin
Blue
Balloon
Bitch
Bites the
Big One?
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/20/2023 5:22:03 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Ezekiel
That just made all the other copies more valuable..................
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02/20/2023 5:23:19 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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