BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoEmployee Quietly Sneaks His Own Painting Onto the Walls of a German Museumwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down110cross-posted to: weirdnews
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkEmployee Quietly Sneaks His Own Painting Onto the Walls of a German Museumwww.smithsonianmag.comBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: weirdnews
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·1 year agoHonestly I’d admire his bravado and leave it up. Makes for an interesting story for the museum.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·1 year agoBanksy snuck an artwork into the British Museum. They put it up in a real exhibition years later. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44140200
minus-squareGuntrigger@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI was going to reply to another comment that if Bansky did this, they’d all be jacking each other off to get a look. Turns out that already happened.
minus-squareSchadrach@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, but it also meant he got to be on display in the gallery without the clout chasing and schmoozing normally required, and I’m sure they feel that has to be punished.
Honestly I’d admire his bravado and leave it up. Makes for an interesting story for the museum.
Banksy snuck an artwork into the British Museum. They put it up in a real exhibition years later.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44140200
I was going to reply to another comment that if Bansky did this, they’d all be jacking each other off to get a look. Turns out that already happened.
Yeah, but it also meant he got to be on display in the gallery without the clout chasing and schmoozing normally required, and I’m sure they feel that has to be punished.