Overview

• Security footage released in June captures a man and woman photographing themselves on the sculpture before the man’s misstep causes it to collapse and the pair to flee
• Nicola Bolla’s tribute to van Gogh relies on a hollow foil frame adorned with hundreds of Swarovski crystals, making the work deceptively fragile
• The unidentified couple escaped the gallery immediately after the April incident, and no charges have been filed
• Conservators completed a meticulous restoration this month, reinstating the crystal-encrusted chair on its pedestal
• Bolla called the event an “idiotic” act of vandalism that nonetheless functioned as a performance, prompting debate over audience interaction with art