Ancient Art Worth $5M Destroyed in Dallas

Ancient Art Worth $5M Destroyed in Dallas

Ancient art worth $5 million was destroyed at the Dallas Museum of Art by a man who was “mad at his girl” and decided to take it out on the irreplaceable artifacts. Brian Hernandez broke into the museum late Wednesday night, smashing through a glass door with a metal...
Security Guard Doodles on $1M Painting

Security Guard Doodles on $1M Painting

A security guard in a Russian art gallery damaged a million dollar painting by doodling eyes on it, in what is being called “a lapse in sanity.” Anna Leporskaya’s avant-garde painting Three Figures was painted at some time in the 1930s, and features three...
Contemporary Graffiti: Expressive Street Art or Vandalism?

Contemporary Graffiti: Expressive Street Art or Vandalism?

Since it began to receive commercial attention in the early 1980s, graffiti has long since existed as a point of contention in artistic and social communities. Graffiti as we know it has endured an evolving history, its origins linked to both urban gangs as well as to...