Image Challenge suggestionsWe think a good challenge idea is like the opening line of a joke, say "If ads told the truth... Guinness would say 'It makes you fat, and your shit turn black.'"
Maybe you have other ideas.
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chthonic, Thu 21 Oct 2004, 13:55)
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Accidental damage of artAfter the spectacular accidental meme that was Cecilia Giménez's botched restoration of Ecce Homo (It still cracks me up to this day!), I got to thinking about other art that has been "accidentally" damaged.
There are many instances of people falling in to, tearing or binning or otherwise destroying priceless art by accident...
"In October 2006, Steve Wynn agreed to sell the 1932 painting Le Rêve by Picasso. The painting was the centerpiece of Wynn’s art collection and was displayed at his Las Vegas casino. The pre-arranged price of $139 million would make Le Rêve the most expensive art sell of the time. The day after the price deal, while showing the painting to reporters, Wynn accidentally elbowed it, creating a significant tear. After a $90,000 repair, the painting was evaluated to be worth $85 million..."
(, Tue 25 Nov 2014, 15:36, Reply)
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