Mandy Lee Studio

Picasso's "The Actor"

And sorry isn’t going to make it all better either.

A couple days ago, while on an arts-education class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, a lady lost her footing and fell  into a Pablo Picasso painting.  Her trip left an approximately 6 inch long tear in Picasso’s The Actor, worth somewhere around $130 million. The woman, whom the Met is not identifying right now, is physically unharmed, but I’m wondering if the “you break it, you bought it” rule will be called.

Kiki Smith installing a piece from Sojourn

One of my favorite artists of all time, Kiki Smith, is installing a site-specific show at the Brooklyn Museum. This new work explores the cycle of life and creative inspiration from the feminine perspective. Kiki Smith: Sojourn draws on a variety of universal experiences, from the milestones of birth and death to quotidian experiences such as the daily chores of domestic life.

Kiki Smith: Sojourn
February 12–September 12, 2010
Brooklyn Museum