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The Holy Virgin Mary and the Brooklyn Museum

When Chris Ofili's 'The Holy Virgin Mary', incorporating elephant dung, appeared in the 1999 'Sensation' show, Mayor Rudy Giuliani moved to cut the Brooklyn Museum's funding and evict it. A federal court sided with the museum.

Mishap

The Pine Cone vs. the Floating Boulder

A young visitor reportedly carried a pine cone in from the museum garden and accidentally punctured René Magritte's 'The Castle of the Pyrenees', one of Surrealism's most celebrated images.

Mishap

My Friend Ate My Art!

During an exhibition of Nick Dwyer's installation 'Shadow Searching: ChatGPT Psychosis', a fellow student reportedly consumed part of the artwork — turning a conceptual piece into his own hungry performance.

Mishap

Cattelan Banana too Tempting for Hungy Student

Days after Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' — a banana duct-taped to a wall — debuted, performance artist David Datuna peeled it off and ate it in front of stunned visitors.

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