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Many works of visual art are intended by the artist to be temporary. They may be created in media which the artist knows to be temporary, such as sand, or they may be designed specifically to be recycled. Often the destruction takes place during a ceremony or special event. Examples of this type of
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Other works of art may be destroyed without the consent of the original artist or of the local community. In other instances, works of art may be destroyed by a local authority against the wishes of the outside community. Examples of this include the removal of
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claims that his creative process is a ritual of creation and destruction. He claims that for him, the new replaces the old as passionately and carelessly as the old is destroyed.
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desert which serves as a psychedelic community. On the last day of the festival, a giant wooden mannequin is ritually burned.
453:"Robert E Lee statue that sparked Charlottesville riot is melted down: 'Like his face was crying' | Virginia | The Guardian"
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Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
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tapestry. The total value of artwork lost in the
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Investigators found bombs of aerosol paint in his bag. No doubt to blot out the masterpieces of the museum.
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and five other artists burned all the paintings
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Some artwork is made to be intentionally sacrificed in a ceremonial or ritual process, often by burning.
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and was found carrying "bombs of aerosol paint" intended to "disfigure the masterpieces of the museum."
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Islamic State
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September 11 attacks
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Russian invasion
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424:"Attack at the Louvre: the tourist was a terrorist"
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710:Damage to heritage sites in 21st-century conflicts
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755:Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites
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422:Emilie Blachère (13 February 2017).
397:"'Up to' $ 100m art lost in attacks"
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321:Badshah, Nadeem (14 October 2021).
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695:Destruction of Albanian heritage
620:Looting of the Eastern Mausoleum
292:List of World Heritage in Danger
104:being ritually swept up by monks
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154:Fiestas de Santa Fe
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899:Napoleonic looting
862:Attacks on museums
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357:2018-11-02
332:29 January
308:References
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61:edible art
1038:Art crime
949:Libraries
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407:2 January
242:In 2017,
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691:Kosovo
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591:Brazil
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