Destruction of Art

In January 2006, a man tried to break Marcel Duchamp's Fountain sculpture with a small hammer. The sculpted foot of Michelangelo's "David" was damaged in 1991 by a purportedly mentally-ill artist. The author tackles this weighty issue in depth, exploring spectres of censorship, iconoclasm and vandalism that surround such acts.

In ianuarie 2006, un barbat a incercat sa rupa sculptura Fantana lui Marcel Duchamp cu un ciocan mic. Piciorul sculptat al lui David al lui Michelangelo a fost deteriorat in 1991 de un pretins artist bolnav mintal.