Koons-Seated Ballerina

The kitschy work of appropriation art has also attracted a surprising amount

of attention in Ukraine. In a 22 May Facebook post, Lado Pochkhua, a New

York-based Georgian artist, pointed out the sculpture’s striking resemblance

to a porcelain figure designed by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Zhnikrup.

Zhnikrup, who died in 1993, worked for the Kiev Experimental Art Ceramics

Factory. While some have called for Ukraine to confiscate the sculpture and

install it in Kiev, Alexander Roitburd, a well-known and outspoken artist

noted on Facebook that “I’m even glad that he’s popularising Ukrainian art”,

adding however: “I hope that he named the source.” A spokeswoman for

Koons's studio said: "We are aware of Oksana Zhnikrup’s work and have a

license to use it for Mr Koons’s work.”

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