PARIS -- A 76-year-old performance artist was arrested after attacking Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" -- a porcelain urinal -- with a hammer, police said.
Duchamp's 1917 piece - an ordinary white, porcelain urinal that's been called one of the most influential works of modern art -- was slightly chipped in the attack at the Pompidou Center in Paris, the museum said Thursday. It was removed from the exhibit for repair.
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During questioning, the man claimed his hammer attack on Wednesday was a work of performance art that might have pleased Dada artists.
Anyway, it turns out that this is the second time the guy has vandalized the $3.6 million "artwork." Back in 1993, he actually peed into the thing, which shows that he's actually pretty deep or very funny.
Or maybe he just really needed to take a leak and saw an opportunity. Like I said, I don't know much about modern art.
Update: My father, having heard about the story, offers the distinct possibility that the guy is "nuts" and "maybe needs to be put away somewhere."
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I've never understood modern art myself. I prefer something with more meaning and aesthetic value, like paintings and portraits and stuff. Although Dali's work is sometimes amusing.
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