Good artists copy, great artists steal.

http://www.culture24....+public+art/ART309800

/// In the late 1990s, Mike Ballard had his favourite coat pinched from a crowded pub. Having barely had time to settle in London after relocating from a Welsh village, the loss, he now accepts, hit him quite hard.

He retaliated by stealing unattended coats from anywhere he could, amassing a collection of more than 200 jackets during a prolonged campaign of stealing. ///

But don't worry everyone he's giving them all back! But you've just got to go and collect it. And remember the exact date it was stolen. And probably try not to punch him.

Anyone had their life ruined by having their jacket stolen? If so, I think it is time to take a trip to the Frieze Art Fair next week!

All the best,

Spare

12:25 Mon 11th Oct 2010