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Title: Artist Accused of Vandalizing Urinal
Post by: Foxy Brown on January 06, 2006, 05:01:43 PM

A 76-year-old performance artist was arrested after attacking Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" a porcelain urinal with a hammer, police said. (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1477731)

Title: Artist Accused of Vandalizing Urinal
Post by: stoneden on January 08, 2006, 12:39:51 PM

Maybe he was pissed that the urinal didn't work and the restrooms were full.

Title: Artist Accused of Vandalizing Urinal
Post by: JFC on January 09, 2006, 05:43:28 PM

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"Fountain" is estimated at $3.6 million.

A urinal costing that much?  :shock:  It's amazing what passes for art these days.

Title: Artist Accused of Vandalizing Urinal
Post by: popcorn on January 11, 2006, 04:20:11 AM

Quote from: JFC

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"Fountain" is estimated at $3.6 million.

A urinal costing that much?  :shock:  It's amazing what passes for art these days.

indeed.

Title: Artist Accused of Vandalizing Urinal
Post by: meowchi on January 12, 2006, 04:28:52 AM

Vandalizism is vandalizism.. He got what was coming to him  :oops:

Title: Artist Accused of Vandalizing Urinal
Post by: Andy on January 16, 2006, 12:09:36 PM

its ranked even above picassos works :)
what did u expect
-the stupid thing is that the artist didnt even made it...he brought it from some store n stuff lololol-