Crazy? Or just a shameless publicity hound?

 

Last year, Uriel Landeros went into the Menil Collection of art in Houston and spray painted graffiti on a Pablo Picasso painting. He supposedly fled the country and is in hiding somewhere in Mexico.

 

Instead of being censured by James Perez who owns a gallery in Houston, Perez is hosting a showing of Landeros' "art." Perez says he supports what Uriel did in the case of the Picasso. He says, "It's just taking something and making it your own. I like what Uriel did. That it makes it yours." Hmmmm - I always thought that was called stealing.

 

Since Perez feels that way, perhaps we should all get up a painting party and go graffiti his house and car and gallery. I may be wrong, but I don't think he would like us making those things ours. If he truly would approve of it, the man needs to be committed to a mental institution.

 

"Gallery defends showing works of man who vandalized a Picasso." The Dallas Morning News; October 26, 2012; p. 4A.