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‘Idiot’ tourist sits on and shatters ‘Van Gogh’ chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals
https://nypost.com/2025/06/13/world-news/tourist-sits-on-and-shatters-van-gogh-chair-adorned-with-hundreds-of-swarovski-crystals/ ^ | 06/13/2025 | Gabrielle Fahmy

Posted on 06/13/2025 7:22:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A foolish tourist in Italy sat on a chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals for a photo op, crushing the precious work of art beneath his weight.

Instead of lowering himself and pretending to sit for the photo — like the woman accompanying him had done — security video shows a man deciding to go for it and sit down. The chair crumbled under his weight, as he lost his balance, trying to hold on to the wall with both hands so he didn’t fall.

The woman came to his rescue, and the pair scurried out of the room.

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The art piece by Italian artist Nicola Bolla was named the “Van Gogh” chair, as it resembles a chair in one of the legendary Dutch painter’s most famous pieces. The museum described it as an extremely delicate piece of work, entirely covered in crystals.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: art; faultychair; italy; nicolabolla; oops; swarovskicrystals; tourists; usualsuspects; vangogh; vangoghchair

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1 posted on 06/13/2025 7:22:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

How much did the museum pay for this thing (speaking of idiocy)? :^)


2 posted on 06/13/2025 7:26:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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To: BenLurkin

Idiot...


3 posted on 06/13/2025 7:27:57 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Democrats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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To: BenLurkin

Idiot museum puts a chair where a chair should be.


4 posted on 06/13/2025 7:28:06 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: BenLurkin

I’m no Art Historian...but WHY was this ‘chair’ OUT THERE for anyone to SIT ON in the FIRST PLACE? Yikes!

Never, EVER trust ‘The General Public.’ Never. EVER!


5 posted on 06/13/2025 7:28:09 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: SunkenCiv

They look American.


6 posted on 06/13/2025 7:29:31 PM PDT by TheWriterTX (🇺🇸✝️🙏🇮🇱)
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To: BenLurkin

See honey, that’s why fat people can’t have anything nice.


7 posted on 06/13/2025 7:31:31 PM PDT by anton
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To: TheWriterTX

Agree.


8 posted on 06/13/2025 7:32:51 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: TheWriterTX

They fled the Gallery, under a dark cloud of guilt.
Walking hand in hand, heads down, like Adam & Eve, newly evicted the Garden of Eden.


9 posted on 06/13/2025 7:34:17 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

Tourist name was Mohammed?


10 posted on 06/13/2025 7:35:32 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Schiff to GITMO)
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To: BenLurkin

I think he was sending a message about the environmental destruction caused by Trump, in an abstract way, of course.


11 posted on 06/13/2025 7:35:33 PM PDT by BobL
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To: BenLurkin

Swarovski crystals can now be found in the gift shop. BOGO.


12 posted on 06/13/2025 7:36:01 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; BenLurkin; SpaceBar
I don't blame the tourist as much as I blame the museum.

That said, I do remember this story about a four year old boy who tipped the unprotected jar over to see what was inside:

LINK: Boy accidentally destroys 3,500-year-old artifact in Israeli museum (The jar in question predates the time of Kings David and Solomon)

I could just imagine Dad: "Heheheheh...Billy, what do you think? Any candy in there?"

And before he could react, the kid just pulled the jar over! (I don't know what Dad really said...)

But the museum put it out without protections.

13 posted on 06/13/2025 7:40:21 PM PDT by rlmorel (To Leftists, Conservative Speech is Violence, while they view their Violence as Speech.)
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To: BenLurkin

I figured the idiot ignored the cordoned off velvet ropes around the chair

But the idiot museum didn’t even rope off the chair

Conclusion: Idiots abound


14 posted on 06/13/2025 7:40:24 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: TheWriterTX

I’ve considered going into the arts. My first project will be a giant selfie stick, which will be holding a giant phone replica, and the camera and screen will be working, so the sweaty tourists will be able to see themselves. :^)


15 posted on 06/13/2025 7:42:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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To: BenLurkin
Ellen and Clark Griswold.

16 posted on 06/13/2025 7:48:03 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: SpaceBar

It was up on a white podium.

But there are always idiot tourists, to ruin things for the rest of us. In Italy they sit on fragile crystal coated chairs, in the Yellowstone they keep trying to pet the fluffy cows.

So we can never have an unobstructed view of anything due to the need for guard rails and plexiglass.


17 posted on 06/13/2025 7:53:26 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: lee martell

I am surprised museums like this do not require identification for such instances. The art piece is likely a fraud to hide guilty money. All the same, they should pay for the piece.


18 posted on 06/13/2025 7:56:10 PM PDT by healy61
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To: BenLurkin

Well, it really wasn’t actually Van Gogh’s chair, so there is that consolation. But having it out like that and letting people pretend to sit on it was a disaster that was bound to happen eventually.


19 posted on 06/13/2025 8:00:24 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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To: BenLurkin

Look like some weight control is needed.


20 posted on 06/13/2025 8:03:19 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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