Attempted Selfie Causes $200K in Damages to Artwork

Some people are just the worst.

Thankfully we live in an era where groundbreaking news of people destroying artworks like this and this are delivered to us promptly, so we may momentarily feel thankful that we are not them. The latest incident to surface, is of a woman whose failed selfie attempts are responsible for up to $200K in damages to a piece on display at the 14th Factory exhibition space in LA. The affected installation titled “Hypercaine” is a collaboration between artists Simon Birch, Jacob Blitzer, Gloria Yu and Gabriel Chan. Three pieces were permanently damaged while others were of varying seriousness. Check out the video in full above.

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