The opening night party for MoMA’s Martin Kippenberger retrospective was a parade of artists paying tribute to the German’s influence. It was also an excuse for a little acting out:

An unexpected highlight was some lobby performance art. People fed up at the long coat-check line began piling their coats on the floor, and, two hours into an open bar, a few began diving under, creating a writhing lobby octopus. Security guards broke it up, one noting to the applauding crowd, “This is not part of the Kippenberger exhibition. This is about people drinking too much.”

Open Bar Leads to Coat-Check Fiasco at MoMA Kippenberger Retrospective (Culture Vulture/New York)