Car Vandalism as Art

The BBC News reported that the artist Mark McGowan, a graduate of Goldsmiths College in London, was exhibiting photos of himself scratching 50 cars at The Arches in Glasgow. McGowan was quoted as saying: "They should feel glad that they've been involved in the creative process." (Can imagine how that would go down with the claims clerk of an insurance company!) The report also quoted a Metropolitan Police spokesman as saying: "Clearly this would be criminal damage and if we receive any allegations we will take them very seriously and investigate." But now the artist is saying it was a hoax and that the photos were "staged". McGowan is quoted by the BBC as saying all he wanted to do "was highlight the plight of people who have had their cars scratched ... My family and friends have shunned me and someone rang into a radio show and said they wanted to rip my head off." Read latest report...