Huh.

Utica Sculpture Residency Vandals Are Under the Age of 11, Police Say

Five Mostly Peaceful Vandals aged 8 to 11 pretty effectively trashed an upstate New York art… place. Workship. Studio. Collective. Whatever. The photos in that and an earlier article make it clear these little monsters were on a mission of destruction. The artists have set up a “gofundme” type thing to help rebuild, with a goal of $75,000. Seems to me the kids families should be the immediate go-to for reimbursement. According to the funding campaign, damage includes:

• All windows, interior and exterior, have been smashed
• The entire office along with accompanying communication and computer equipment, important archival documents and information, and furniture have been severely damaged and destroyed
• The entire kitchen, kitchenware, and equipment were smashed and spread throughout the studio area
• The bathrooms and hallway were flooded and damaged
• Several donated art pieces for CHAIRity have been partially damaged or completely destroyed
• Furniture and storage units throughout were destroyed or rendered useless
• Camera and video technologies have been smashed and destroyed
• Lighting was busted or smashed
• Multiple bicycles for use by artists-in-residence were stolen

Kids these days. I look forward to the exciting and innovative excuses that will be made for them.

I know a lot of modern art sucks and often resembles actual garbage more than art, but come on.