We may not know art, but we know when we're going to hurl

Reports on the art student from Toronto who embarked on an artistic statement about the red and blue matter on works of Raoul Dufy and Piet Mondrian in two museums.
By Mary-Ellen Banashek, published on March 01, 1997

The intricacies and oddities ofhuman behavior never cease to astound. Toy-Time Fun, Phil Loves His Gun, Dating Tips by the Ton

Last December a 22-year-old art student from Toronto embarked on an artistic statement about "oppressively trite and painfully banal" art by vomiting red and blue matter on works by Raoul Dufy and Piet Mondrian in two museums. "My piece was intended to be a trilogy, with one performance for each of the primary colors," Jubal Brown said, adding he was uncertain he would finish with yellow since museum officials were on to him. Target a Jackson Pollock--maybe no one will notice.

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