I also wonder if the drama due to non-payment would be considered part of the art piece. This was my first thought here too -- perhaps his goal is to get someo

I also wonder if the drama due to non-payment would be considered part of the art piece. This was my first thought here too -- perhaps his goal is to get someone not to pay and thus violate the contract, and then try to sue them in civil court and have it officially determined to not to be a work of art anymore.