News Animal Rights Activists Plaster King Charles III Portrait with ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Stickers Members of the group Animal Rights plaster a picture of Wallace over the monarch's face. By Tessa Solomon Jun 11, 2024 2:39 pm
News ‘Blasphemous’ Christ Painting Vandalized, Artist Attacked at Exhibition in Former Italian Church A petition to close the exhibition early in protest of the painting that seemingly depicts Jesus receiving oral sex has also circulated. By Tessa Solomon Apr 1, 2024 12:39 pm
News Two Men Sentenced to Prison After Defacing 4,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs in Nevada The rocks contain carvings by Native Americans. By Francesca Aton Nov 11, 2022 12:55 pm
News Russian Security Guard Who Doodled Eyes on Avant-Garde Painting Found Guilty of Vandalism The 64-year-old war veteran must undergo psychiatric evaluation and serve "compulsory labor." By Tessa Solomon Aug 30, 2022 12:55 pm
News Mona Lisa Smeared with Cake by Climate Change Protester: ‘Think of the Planet’ The painting's protective bullet-proof glass case prevented any harm. By Alex Greenberger May 30, 2022 10:11 am
News Six Arrested for Vandalizing Epic Richard Serra Sculpture in Qatari Desert The Qatar Museums said that "legal procedures" were being initiated against the vandals. By Alex Greenberger Apr 9, 2021 12:48 pm
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News ‘Orthodox Bulldozer’ Artists whose works deal with religious themes are reviled by the Russian Orthodox Church, while the vandals who destroy their works are hailed as martyrs. By Konstantin Akinsha May 1, 2004 12:00 am