The Week contest: Art dog
This week's question: A Miami art show attendee accidentally knocked over a $42,000 Jeff Koons balloon dog sculpture, shattering it to bits. If the art world's king of kitsch were to present the remnants of the dog as a new work, what should he name it?
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THE WINNER: "Man's Burst Friend"
Dave Grossman, Petaluma, Calif.
SECOND PLACE: "Cur Plunk"
Sandra Law, Elkhorn, Wis.
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THIRD PLACE: "Pick of the Litter"
Kharin Mishan, South Pasadena, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Pop Goes the Beagle"
Claire Williams, Louisville
"Scrappy"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.
"Revenge of the Homework"
Paul Kim, Orono, Maine
"Hindenbeagle"
Jay Detweiler, Goshen, Ind.
"Toto Annihilation"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Convincingly Playing Dead"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
"Downed Dog"
Carol Meyers, High Point, N.C.
"Please Pick Up After Your Pet"
Suzi Long, Fort Bragg, Calif.
"Gluing the Pooch"
John J. Shaw, Jacksonville, Fla.
"Shredded Wheaten Terrier"
Lynn Manshel, Short Hills, N.J.
"A Jeff Koons Knock-off"
David Gance, Colorado Springs
"Act of doG"
Troup Miller, Austin
"Koons Balloon Dog (Some Assembly Required)"
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.
"Blunder Dog"
Jim Wolfe, Johnstown, Pa.
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