ABOVE: Artist’s crude and very literal representation of British performance artist Mark McGowan kissing a photo of PM Tony Blair 100,000 times.

Mark McGowan, who was in the news last week for photographing himself keying 47 cars in Glasgow and London as a piece of performance art, has now announced that he will kiss a photograph of Mr. Blair 100,000 times outside 10 Downing Street on election day, May 5.

McGowan’s art is clearly bad, but he does have a knack for publicity. His previous dubious projects include soaking in a tub of baked beans and nailing his feet to the floor of a gallery. In short, he is the Reuters Oddly Enough editor’s dream. Glasgow police are still mulling criminal charges against him for the car-vandalizing spree, and the Scottish Arts Council has taken the odd step of announcing that they will never, ever fund his work.

Reuters: Artist Offers Thousands of Kisses

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