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One of Jeff Koons\u2019 reflective \u201cGazing Balls\u201d was shattered into pieces, after a curious visitor touched it in an Amsterdam church. The glass work was on display in an exhibition at Nieuwe Kerk (a 15th<\/sup> Century church known for its high-profile art exhibitions) when it was destroyed on the last day of the show.<\/p>\n

In the \u201cGazing Ball\u201d series the artist has taken 35 masterpieces, including Manet\u2019s D\u00e9jeuner sur l\u2019Herbe, G\u00e9ricault\u2019s Raft of the Medusa and Rembrandt\u2019s Self-Portrait Wearing a Hat and had them repainted in oil on canvas, and added a little shelf, painted as if it had sprouted directly from the image and placed a blue glass orb upon them, as a follow-up to his 2013 series that balanced gazing balls on plaster sculptures.<\/p>\n

The gazing ball was the centerpiece of the exhibition. A spokesperson for Nieuwe Kerk confirmed that a visitor had touched the glass ball, which immediately broke, leaving behind shards. The painting itself remains undamaged, and no one was injured.<\/p>\n

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