Jeff Koons might or may possibly not be the Rodney Dangerfield of the present day artwork planet, but there can be no doubt as to the esteem with which collectors, if not critics, view his perform.
This week, Koons became the auction planet’s most celebrated living artist when Balloon Puppy (Orange), a mammoth polished stainless steel sculpture developed in the 1990s, and now a bona fide pop cultural icon, sold for a staggering $ 58.4 million at Christie’s New York.
A single in a series of five dog sculptures which uncannily replicate the weightless luster of Mylar balloons, Balloon Puppy (Orange) was snapped up by an anonymous buyer—ensuring that Jeff Koons, when the laughing stock of the artwork planet, will be receiving a satisfying last laugh.
Pictures: El Pais, Art21, New York Post
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