A Damaging Trip

The big art news story of the day is that a 12-year-old Taiwanese boy put his fist through Paolo Porpora's Flowers while visiting the Taipei gallery on Sunday. The lad wasn't looking where he was going and tripped over a low barrier. He put his fist through the painting, worth nearly £1 million, as he stopped himself from falling. CLICK for details. A security camera caught the action.