A man attacked Marina Abramović and said he did it for art

"The artist was hit on the head with a painting of herself by her assailant in a Florence gallery.
The man who attacked her has been identified as Vaclav Pisvejc, a 51-year-old Czech national who is living in Florence as an artist. The local mayor claims he is known for similar incidents. Some of the incident was captured on video.



Abramović was “stunned by unhurt” in the assault. refused to press charges and instead asked to speak to Pisvejc, who allegedly told her he had to do it “for my art”.



“For me, it is difficult to understand and process violence,” Abramović told Italian newspaper La Repubblica. “Violence against others doesn’t make art. I was also a young artist who was not famous, but I have never hurt anyone. In my work I stage different situations and put my life at risk. But this is my decision and I set the conditions.”