The New York Times is reporting that several Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) patrons have been removed from the gallery for “improperly touching” performers in the Marina Abramovic retrospective, “The Artist is Present.” The retrospective features performers, some nude, re-enacting performance pieces by Abramovic. I have to echo the sentiment of one of the performers [...]

While urine and vomit are popular, a knife remains the favorite means of defacing works. For further reading visit artcrimes.net. Title: The History of Sex (Photos) Artist: Andres Serrano Year: 2007 Perpetrator: 4 masked vandals Method: Smashed with crowbars and axes Title: Fountain Artist: Marcel Duchamp Year: 2006 Perpetrator: Pierre Pinoncelli Method: Chipped with Hammer Title: [...]