South Korean couple mistakenly vandalise £320,000 artwork

An artwork from the artist, John Andrew Perello, also known as JonOne, is seen after it was found with brush strokes by a couple, centre green colour, in Seoul, South Korea (Lee Jae-hee/Yonhap via AP)

A South Korean exhibition company is trying to persuade an acclaimed American graffiti artist not to restore a 440,000 US dollar (£320,000) painting after it was accidentally vandalised by a couple who mistook it for participatory art.

The artist, John Andrew Perello, also known as JonOne, has expressed a desire for his painting to be restored in a way that will not financially burden the couple, who do not face criminal charges, said Jiyoon Son, a manager from Seoul-based Content Creators of Culture.