And finally… please don’t touch
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A $42,000 (£35k) sculpture by US pop artist Jeff Koons was accidentally knocked to the ground and smashed into tiny shards by an art collector at the exclusive VIP-only opening night of Art Wynwood, a contemporary art fair in Miami.
The sculpture was one of Mr Koons’ iconic ‘Dog Balloons’ and was part of a limited edition, which has now shrunk from 799 to 798.
The unnamed collector tapped the sculpture with her finger when it accidentally tipped over as a result and fell to the ground. Stephen Gamson, who witnessed the incident, first wondered if it was part of a performance piece.
The piece is covered by insurance, and there is still interest in buying the destroyed sculpture, the BBC reports.
Mr Koons, 68, has not made any comment on the incident.
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