Odd News Roundup: CCTV shows couple in Seoul daubing over $500,000 graffiti artwork

Odd News Roundup: CCTV shows couple in Seoul daubing over $500,000 graffiti artwork

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CCTV shows couple in Seoul daubing over $500,000 graffiti artwork

A couple in South Korea accused of damaging artwork by American graffiti artist JonOne said they had mistakenly thought they were allowed to daub paint on the piece as "participatory art", the head of the exhibition said on Friday. The 240cm by 700cm untitled artwork is estimated to be worth as much as $500,000 and was painted by JonOne in 2016 in front of an audience in Seoul.

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