{"id":1106,"date":"2018-09-25T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:38:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:38:27","slug":"czech-artist-attacks-controversial-performance-artist-at-book-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/czech-artist-attacks-controversial-performance-artist-at-book-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech artist attacks controversial performance artist at book signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A controversial performance artist was attacked Sunday at a book signing in Florence, Italy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Marina Abramovic was meeting fans at the opening of a retrospective exhibition of her work when another artist smashed a framed portrait over her head. The incident was caught on cellphone video and shows a stunned Abramovic, who was not seriously injured in the attack. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The assailant was quickly wrestled to the ground by security officials. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Abramovic, 71, said in a statement afterward that a man was holding a \u201crather distorted\u201d portrait of her which she initially thought was gift. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;He came forward, staring me straight in the eyes and I smiled thinking that it was a present for me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In a fraction of a second I saw his expression change and become violent.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Museum officials identified the assailant as 51-year-old Vaclav Pisvejc, an aspiring artist from the Czech Republic who has been detained before for acting out at art exhibits. Earlier this year, Pisvejc was questioned for spray-painting a statue that was being displayed in Florence\u2019s famed Piazza della Signoria. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pisvejc, according to The New York Times, told authorities why he went after Abramovic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI had to do it for my art,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/controversial-performance-artist-marina-abramovic-hit-head-book\/story?id=58064779\">ABC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A controversial performance artist was attacked Sunday at a book signing in Florence, Italy. Marina Abramovic was meeting fans at the opening of a retrospective exhibition of her work when another artist smashed a framed portrait over her head. 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