Jeff Koons in the RA

The Royal Academy of Arts has elected US artist Jeff Koons as a new Honorary Member. He must be the first member of the academy - honorary or RA - to be married to a porn queen. Above is his self-portrait with the wife Ilona Staller Fingers Between Legs (1990) from his controversial “Made in Heaven” series first shown at the Venice Biennale 1990. You can tell she's a porn queen because she wears high heels in bed. They must play havoc with the sheets. CLICK to see a larger version.