9. Calculated that his casino was
losing $173,485.61 every minute visitors spent gawking
at the paintings instead of playing the slots or
blackjack.8. Vodka
cocktail was spilled on a $12 million Renoir by a
waitress.
7. Sadly learned that the
average tourist is more interested in the Blue Man Group
than Picasso's Blue Period.
6. Retaliation over snobby art
critics' refusal to declare his caricature of Wayne
Newton a masterpiece
5. If you want to see nudes in
Vegas, you go to La Femme or Palomino, not an art
gallery to look at a painting of some 19th century women sitting on a picnic blanket in the woods.
4. Disappointed that the salad
bar in the Impressionist wing never did well.
3. Body painting booth to
attract hip younger patrons drew backlash from arts
purists.
2. Perturbed over constantly
being confused with the "Starving Artists -- No Painting
Over $29.95" show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
1. Steve and Elain need the Van
Gogh to cover a nasty stain on their living
room wall at home.
