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Aug 12, 2011

Gauguin Attacker Strikes Again, Sent To Psychiatric Facility

Remember the woman who went berzerk on Paul Gauguin’s “Two Tahitian Women” inside the National Gallery of Art in April, then claimed that Gauguin was “evil,” that the work is “very homosexual,” and that she was given instructions by “a radio in [her] head” controlled by “the American CIA” to burn the painting? Yeah, she came back.

Apr 05, 2011

Gauguin Attacker: Painting “Is Bad For The Children”

“I feel that Gauguin is evil. He has nudity and is bad for the children. He has two two women in the painting and it’s very homosexual.” That’s the reasoning offered by the 53-year-old Alexandria woman who was arrested after trying to pull down and batter Paul Gauguin’s “Two Tahitian Women” at the National Gallery of Art last Friday. Susan Burns — who The Smoking Gun reports has been arrested in the past for carjacking, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and assault on a law enforcement officer — also said that the painting “should be burned” and said she was “from the American CIA and I have a radio in my head” before stating she’d kill the investigator.

Apr 04, 2011

Rage Against The Gauguin

Normally, the National Gallery of Art is a serene place, where art lovers view priceless masterworks and tourists plop down during the sweltering summer to just sit enjoy the air conditioning. But someone going nuts, pounding and attempting to pull a painting from the wall, then being “immediately restrained and detained” by “a guy who was visiting the gallery,” well, that’s a rare occurrence.

May 01, 2010

Saturday They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Photo: May 1, 2010

With cameras, sicko. They shoot horses with cameras. Specifically, christaki nabbed shot these horsies at the carousel on the Mall. It’s sort of a sick photo. The gross-out greens and overripe oranges really pop, and it’s hard to say whether this Gauguin-esque picture’s been touched up. (I suspect not so much. See those trees through there?) It puts me in the mood to watch the Derby (but not so much to drink)….

 
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