Comments on: Urinal assailant fined €214,000 for hammer damage http://www.artdigestdaily.com/2006/01/25/urinal-assailant-fined-214000-for-hammer-damage/ Art Digest Daily brings news about art from all over the web to one convenient, syndicated blog. Updated every weekday. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: joshua ludke http://www.artdigestdaily.com/2006/01/25/urinal-assailant-fined-214000-for-hammer-damage/#comment-16 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:12:46 +0000 http://www.artdigestdaily.com/2006/01/25/urinal-assailant-fined-214000-for-hammer-damage/#comment-16 Though I agree that the artist has done a bit of performance art, I also think he deserves the stiff fine, which he should graciously accept as part of the performance. What a way to connect oneself to art history. Now Pinoncelli's name will be forever connected to Duchamp's. I just hope this act doesn't encourage others to peform damaging acts of performance art on other works. Though I agree that the artist has done a bit of performance art, I also think he deserves the stiff fine, which he should graciously accept as part of the performance. What a way to connect oneself to art history. Now Pinoncelli’s name will be forever connected to Duchamp’s.

I just hope this act doesn’t encourage others to peform damaging acts of performance art on other works.

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