If the emphasis in modern art has moved “from what an artist makes to his personality, activities and opinions” (from the catalogue to the Joseph Beuys exhibition at Tate Modern), then this should come as no surprise:
A performance artist who vandalised 47 cars in the name of art has said the vehicles’ owners should appreciate his “creativity”.
Mark McGowan, 37, chose cars at random in Glasgow’s West End and Camberwell in South London before scratching paintwork with a key.
It is the latest in a series of stunts, the most famous of which involved pushing a monkey nut with his nose for seven miles along the pavement to Downing Street to protest against student debt. […]
Mr McGowan, of Peckham, South London said: “I do feel guilty about keying these people’s cars, but if I don’t do it, someone else will and they should feel glad that they’ve been involved in the creative process”
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