German gallery fires employee for hanging own art in exhibition
The employee of the Munich gallery said he hoped the stunt would help achieve his breakthrough. Local media reported the man had pulled the stunt in the hope of achieving his artistic breakthrough. A spokesperson for the gallery said the artwork was not on display for very long.His artwork measured 23in by 47in (60 by 120 centimetres) and was hung in an empty passageway. In addition to his employment being terminated, he has also been banned from the gallery.The artist in question did get in touch to reveal the painting was hers. Danai Emmanouilidis said she had always wanted to get one of her paintings into an exhibition. "I smuggled it in with a giant hoodie over my leggings," she told local public broadcaster WDR. Her female portrait entitled Georgia was eventually auctioned by the gallery and the proceeds given to an art charity called ArtAsyl in Cologne.A modern art gallery in Germany has fired an employee after discovering the budding artist had hung his own work in an exhibition.