"Artistic Intrigue: Museum Employee Fired for Secretly Displaying Personal Painting"
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A technical employee at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich was fired after hanging his own 2-by-4-foot drawing in the museum's modern art collection without permission. The museum's spokesperson stated that the employee has been banned from the museum and his employment will not be continued. The worker drilled holes in the wall to hang the drawing, and German police are investigating him for property damage. This incident reflects a history of artists supporting their endeavors by working in museums, with some even successfully adding their own work to museum displays.
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