Koons vs. Koons: Heart Beats Diamond

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but art collectors prefer ruby-red hearts. Of the two giant Jeff Koons “Celebration” series sculptures on offer at the fall contemporary sales, “Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold)” fetched twice as much as “Diamond (Blue).” Consigned to Sotheby’s by collector Adam Lindeman, the heart sold for a hammer price of $21 million last night, a new auction record for a living artist [cut to Damien Hirst clutching diamond-encrusted skull and sobbing quietly].