Many an artist might feel they have an axe to grind when work they have toiled over doesn't go down too well with critics or the public. Some laugh it off, some take it on the chin and learn from the experience, some disappear, never to be heard from again.
Douglas Gordon, it seems, takes the axe and buries it into the wall of the venue showing his work.
That's exactly what happened at HOME this week where the Turner prize winning artist's 'Neck of the Woods', showing as part of this year's MIF, has been premiered, starring Charlotte Rampling.
A re-telling of the Little Red Riding Hood story, it's fair to say that reaction to the piece has not been great, but one prop from the show, a woodsman's axe, has helped Gordon relieve some of the pain of poor reviews.
Astonishingly, he axed a chunk out of the wall inside HOME following the performance last Saturday night at about ten thirty in the evening.
Despite apologies and condemnation from MIF, and assurances that Gordon will have to pay for the damage, there's a twist in the tale.
Gordon not only caused the damage, he signed and dated it too, fashioning the chunk into the shape of a wolf's paw.
Some might say that makes it an artwork...
What do you think? Should HOME get out the polyfilla and smooth things over, or leave it as a permanent piece from a Turner prize winner?
Tell us what you think in the comments below.