Performance Artist/ Play Philanthropist/ Schizo-bipolar Conman/Hoaxer?   Tongue, firmly pressed, mouthside, to cheek......Whack Job, Mark Landis,  is way different than  Pei-Shen Qian, John Myatt...even Michelangelo, who, in 1496, sculpted a sleeping cupid,  buried it to make it appear older, then sold the sculpture to a cardinal, who eventually discovering that it was artificially aged, demanded a refund from the dealer who sold him the piece but allowed Michelangelo to keep his portion of the proceeds because he was so impressed with the work.   I have a 'fake' painting of Alexander Hamilton, that I purchased from a 'Thrift' store in Highlands, N.C. a decade ago......It is more often admired than the 'Real' art on my walls......  As I watched the final 'ART GALLERY' Installation scene in Art and Craft, I couldn't resist the freedom to laugh at 'The  Caveat Emptor Art Game'.......

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