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

On 4/20/2021 1:39 PM, Yak wrote:
> 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.

says the priest-raped boy who can only draw stick figures.