At an art fair in the USA, a collector accidentally knocked over a glass sculpture by the famous artist Jeff Koons and destroyed the balloon dog ("Balloon Dog"), estimated to be worth 42,000 dollars (around 40,000 euros). He saw how the woman knocked on the shiny blue sculpture, then the artwork suddenly tipped over and "shattered into a thousand pieces," artist Stephen Gamson told a US television station.

It seemed to him as if the woman wanted to test with her knocking whether it was a real balloon, said Gamson. Other visitors reportedly initially thought that the sculpture destruction at the Art Wynwood art fair in Miami was a performance. A video recorded by a visitor shows employees sweeping the glass splinters together.

An expert told the newspaper "Miami Herald" that the visitor had not intentionally destroyed the sculpture and the damage was covered by insurance.

The painter and sculptor Jeff Koons draws inspiration from everyday objects such as balloon animals. His balloon dog is available in various sizes, from around 30 centimeters to ten meters in height.