Woman Arrested for Kissing Cy Twombly painting
A woman has been charged in France for kissing a Cy Twombly painting, which is apparently worth more than £1 million.
The Woman in question, as Ms Sam Rindy was reportedly 'overcome with
passion' in front of the work and just couldn't help herself.
"I left a kiss," she told La Provence newspaper on leaving the police station. "A red stain remained on the canvas... This red stain is testimony to this moment, to the power of art." Speaking to French news agency AFP, she said the artist had "left this white" for her. BBC
The painting was hanging at the Collection Lambert gallery in Avignon, France, in an exhibition called "Cy Twombly Blooming - A Scattering of Blossoms and other Things.
Via Art News Blog.
