10 of the Most Outrageous Art Stories of 2022

From a Man Who Smashed Vatican Statues After Being Denied Access to the Pope to Kim Kardashian's Met Gala Dress That Angered Curators, These Are Some of Most Bizzarre Stories of the Year [artnet News]( [artnet]( December 26, 2022 [A Disgruntled Tourist Smashed Two 2,000-Year-Old Statues in the Vatican Because He Was Denied a Meeting With Pope Francis]( Crime [A Disgruntled Tourist Smashed Two 2,000-Year-Old Statues in the Vatican Because He Was Denied a Meeting With Pope Francis]( By Vittoria Benzine [Read Article]( [A Senior Citizen Stole a Jacket Artwork on Display at the Musée Picasso and Then Had a Tailor Alter It to Fit Her]( [Art World]( [A Senior Citizen Stole a Jacket Artwork on Display at the Musée Picasso and Then Had a Tailor Alter It to Fit Her]( By Anna Sansom [How a British Politician Devised an Elaborate Ruse to Seduce Women at Tate Britain]( [Books]( [How a British Politician Devised an Elaborate Ruse to Seduce Women at Tate Britain]( By Sarah Cascone [Thieves Stole an Ancient Copper Relic Said to Contain the Blood of Jesus. Then It Turned Up on the Doorstep of a Dutch Art Detective]( [Crime]( [Thieves Stole an Ancient Copper Relic Said to Contain the Blood of Jesus. Then It Turned Up on the Doorstep of a Dutch Art Detective]( By Vittoria Benzine [‘What Is Mark Wahlberg Doing There?’: An Artist Gave Prague’s Iconic Orloj Clock a Disturbing 21st-Century ‘Restoration’]( [Art World]( [‘What Is Mark Wahlberg Doing There?’: An Artist Gave Prague’s Iconic Orloj Clock a Disturbing 21st-Century ‘Restoration’]( By Caroline Goldstein [In a 17th-Century Polish Grave, Archaeologists Have Discovered the Shackled Bones of a Woman Once Believed to Be a Vampire]( [Archaeology]( [In a 17th-Century Polish Grave, Archaeologists Have Discovered the Shackled Bones of a Woman Once Believed to Be a Vampire]( By Sarah Cascone [Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala Dress Angered Conservators So Much That the International Council of Museums Had to Make a Statement]( [Art World]( [Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala Dress Angered Conservators So Much That the International Council of Museums Had to Make a Statement]( By Amah-Rose Abrams [A Man Broke Into the Dallas Museum of Art and Smashed Ancient Greek Artifacts Because He Was ‘Mad at His Girl’]( [Crime]( [A Man Broke Into the Dallas Museum of Art and Smashed Ancient Greek Artifacts Because He Was ‘Mad at His Girl’]( By Eileen Kinsella [A Mysterious Georgia Rock Art Sculpture—Considered by Some the ‘American Stonehenge’ and by Others the Work of Satan—Has Been Bombed]( [Politics]( [A Mysterious Georgia Rock Art Sculpture—Considered by Some the ‘American Stonehenge’ and by Others the Work of Satan—Has Been Bombed]( By Sarah Cascone [A Physicist’s Awe-Inspiring Photo of a Distant Red Star Went Viral on Twitter. Then He Revealed It Was a Slice of Chorizo]( [Science & Tech]( [A Physicist’s Awe-Inspiring Photo of a Distant Red Star Went Viral on Twitter. Then He Revealed It Was a Slice of Chorizo]( By Artnet News [More News]( Live Now on Artnet Auctions ’Tis the Season: Our Specialists’ Picks Our 24/7 online auctions feature Modern and contemporary paintings, prints, photographs, and more from the world's most influential artists. //link.artnet.com/fl/5707346972fbf23a118b4d01hwsuf.2ftx/5de53903071eff55fd7179a1/63a715a81bc786d82c07d769/7cc094cc [Annie Leibovitz]( Paloma Picasso, Paris, France, 1982 [Details]( //link.artnet.com/fl/5707346972fbf23a118b4d01hwsuf.2ftx/5de5390f2e9bba38a0262913/63a715b4d5058ba5860d8528/2d1dc375 [Cindy Sherman]( Mrs. Claus, 1990 [Details]( [View More]( Featured Artworks in the Gallery Network //link.artnet.com/fl/5707346972fbf23a118b4d01hwsuf.2ftx/5de538e8071eff55f138cf88/6399b34727d88325300f50b1/67822953 [Grove Gallery]( Radek Husak, Andrea / Untitled, 2022 [Details]( //link.artnet.com/fl/5707346972fbf23a118b4d01hwsuf.2ftx/5de538f6071eff55d5103559/6399b3de065d36856d0fe668/2d8e1037 [Artspace/ Virginia Miller Galleries]( Renato Meziat, THE VIEW, 2019 [Details]( [View More]( Follow us [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} by Artnet Worldwide Corporation. 233 Broadway, 26th Floor, New York, NY, 10279, USA [Unsubscribe]( from this list, [register]( to receive artnet newsletters, or [update]( your profile. For more information, please contact us at info@artnet.com. [Terms]( [Privacy]( [FAQ]( Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here](.