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This artist created an ad showing an African American couple speaking at 2 a.m. that calls Hennessy “the civilized way to lay down the law.” This artist placed Hoover vacuums inside Plexiglas and put neon lights (-5[1])on household objects in the New and Pre-New series, respectively. Another series by this artist includes an exact replica of the Liberty Bell and a sculpture of organ pipes emerging from the back of The Hulk. This artist, who briefly married the Italian porn star Ilona Staller, made a porcelain sculpture showing the monkey Bubbles sitting in Michael Jackson’s lap. This artist created two of the three highest-ever priced works by living artists to be sold at auction, including Rabbit, as well as a Puppy made entirely of flowers. For 10 points, Rabbit is one of which artist’s metallic balloon animals? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Jeffrey Koons
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Halle FriedmanNYU AColumbia A35-5
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia ANYU A13710
Ethan Furman (DII)HaverfordVassar13710

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