Re: Liberal couple accidentally paints over $500,000 artwork

On 4/20/21 4:13 PM, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
> https://nypost.com/2021/04/02/couple-accidentally-paints-over-500000-work-
> of-art/
> 
> American gaffe-iti.
> 
> A South Korean couple mistakenly tarnished a half-million dollar American
> artwork when they painted over it, as seen in a cringeworthy clip.
> 
> “They thought they were allowed to do that as participatory art and made a
> mistake,” said Kang Wook, head of the exhibition at Seoul’s Lotte World
> Mall, where the accidental vandalism took place, Reuters reported. The
> damaged 95-by-275-inch untitled piece was painted by Paris-based artist
> JonOne, a k a Harlem-born John Andrew Perello, before a live audience in
> 2016 — and is valued at a whopping $500,000.
> 
> Arranged in front of the abstract opus were the paint cans and brushes
> used in its creation. They’re considered part of the piece, which may have
> given the aforementioned pair the wrong impression.
> 
> Indeed, CCTV footage shows the impromptu impressionists picking up the
> tools and adding their own dashes of paint to the work à la the Joker’s
> museum makeover in 1989’s “Batman.” The clip concludes with a closeup of
> the “reimagined” artwork, which now sports three ugly black splotches.
> 
> After reviewing the clip, authorities apprehended the Van-dal Goghs at the
> mall. However, they subsequently turned them loose when the gallery
> decided not to press charges, as the graffiti job appeared to be an
> innocent mistake.
> 
> “We are currently in discussions with the artist about whether to restore
> it,” said Kang of the damaged display.
> 
> The artist didn’t return a request for comment from The Post.
> 
> In the meantime, they’ve cordoned off the exhibit with wire fencing and
> put up a “Do Not Touch” sign to deter others from adding their own “tag”-
> lines.
> 
> On the bright side, the incident has reportedly prompted a surge in
> inquiries about the display.
> 
> This isn’t the first time taggers have treated someone’s art like a
> communal mural. In February 2020, vandals ruined a Valentine’s Day
> painting by UK graffiti maven Banksy just 48 hours after its completion.
> 
> Arranged in front of the abstract opus were the paint cans and brushes
> used in its creation, which may have given the wrong impression.
> 
> 

The real crime is that the piece of shit was worth $500,000.