{"id":190939,"date":"2018-11-24T02:20:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=190939"},"modified":"2018-11-24T02:20:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:20:06","slug":"madonna-buys-work-from-montreal-vandal-artist-shows-it-off-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/24\/madonna-buys-work-from-montreal-vandal-artist-shows-it-off-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna buys work from Montreal ‘vandal’ artist, shows it off on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madonna asked about making a purchase. \u201cAs soon as I had one, I sent it to her,\u201d she said. \u201cShe was, like, ‘All right, I love it. I want it.\u201d’ (File Photo<\/a>: Madonna\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MONTREAL \u2014 The Montreal street artist MissMe has sold one of her works, a self-portrait from her series \u201cPortrait of a Vandal,\u201d to Madonna.<\/p>\n

The singer briefly posted on her Instagram story this week a photo of the six-foot high canvas, which depicts the artist in her trademark Mickey Mouse-eared balaclava, lifting her shirt to expose her naked body.<\/p>\n

MissMe, who wears a mask to maintain anonymity, is described on her website as \u201can activist, feminist, and one of the most recognized outlaw artists in North America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her work, which has appeared on buildings around the world, explores \u201cher own struggles with race, gender, society, and class while uplifting icons of the past,\u201d the site says.<\/p>\n

Madonna first noticed MissMe’s art on the streets of Lisbon in 2017. When she shared a photo of the Lisbon piece on social media, it began a relationship with the artist.<\/p>\n

MissMe, who is originally from Switzerland but has lived in Montreal for 18 years, heard that she and Madonna were going to be in Morocco at the same time for photo shoots last summer and that the singer wanted to meet her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe came to me \u2014 I was wearing my mask obviously \u2014 and she was like, ‘I’m a great fan, but you know this already,’ \u201c the artist said in an interview. \u201cI was like, ‘Wow!\u201d’<\/p>\n

Madonna asked about making a purchase. \u201cAs soon as I had one, I sent it to her,\u201d she said. \u201cShe was, like, ‘All right, I love it. I want it.\u201d’<\/p>\n

She described her persona on the canvas sold to Madonna as \u201can angry woman, in a way, you could say, that is pretty head-on and violent. My series is raw, emotionally and visually.\u201d<\/p>\n

MissMe travels frequently, finding inspiration in new urban settings. The self-described \u201cartful vandal\u201d rarely stays more than a few months in a row in the same city, but considers Montreal her home.<\/p>\n

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