He thought it was a dirty mirror, but in reality it was a million-dollar piece of art

An unexpected incident occurred in Taiwan - a janitor thought the artwork was a dirty mirror and cleaned it. As a result, the work lost its original meaning, local publications reported.

A work by artist Chen Sun-chi titled "Inverted Syntax - Reverse Syntax - 16" has been exhibited in a contemporary art gallery, depicting a distorted middle class symbol through a part of a dust-covered glass covered with fabric.

However, the janitor, thinking the work was a dirty mirror, began to wipe it, thereby completely destroying the important philosophical idea of the work. The gallery administration called the incident a "tragic misunderstanding" and stated that the employee was unaware of the artistic significance of the work.