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Daniel Keane

Jeff Koons sculpture worth £35,000 knocked over and smashed at Miami gallery event

US artist Jeff Koons poses in front of his artwork titled "Balloon dog"

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

An art collector accidentally knocked over a £34,800 sculpture by US pop artist Jeff Koons.

The shiny blue “Dog Balloon” statue is said to have been toppled to the ground after the collector tapped it with a finger at the opening night of Art Wynwood, a contemporary art fair held annually in Miami.

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