An employee of the Pinakothek of Modern Art in Munich took advantage of his privileged access to the institution to exhibit his own painting. The 51-year-old man, who describes himself as an independent artist, worked in the museum's technical department.
Museum staff quickly noticed the deception, but the decision was taken to keep the painting on display while the gallery was open and to remove it after closing time at 6 p.m. The museum also filed a complaint for “intentional property damage,” a relatively minor offense, with the budding artist having drilled two holes in the gallery wall to carry out his offense. The Pinacothèque declared, again to our colleagues at the Guardian, that it would not make any comment on the subject so as not to “encourage copycat pranksters” The painting measuring 60 by 120 centimeters “received no positive feedback from visitors” according to the museum spokesperson, who said the man was immediately fired and prohibited from accessing the premises.