In 2012, the art world gasped in horror when a disastrously amateur restoration of Elías García Martínez’s fresco of Christ in agony, Ecce Homo, came out looking like a cross between a pained potato and a frilled monkey. But the furor quickly turned to delight. People worldwide cheerfully renamed the image Ecce Mono (“Behold the monkey”), or pasted the same potato face on the Mona Lisa, The Scream and the entire cast of The Last Supper. The DIY restorer, 81-year-old This story is from Kinfolk Issue Thirty-Nine Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 51 Emily Gernild The Danish painter breathing new life into an old medium. Arts & Culture Food Issue 51 Imogen Kwok The artist takes food styling quite literally, creating accessories out of fruits and vegetables. Arts & Culture Issue 50 Close Knit Meet the weavers keeping traditional Egyptian tapestry-making alive. Arts & Culture Issue 50 New Roots The Palestinian agriculture collective sowing seeds of community. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Checked Out Why is hotel art so boring? Arts & Culture Issue 49 Cult Rooms The history—and future—of Luna Luna Park.
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