Wildest Art Riots

The "Innocence of Muslims" movie trailer sparked riots that killed over 50 people.The "Art": A 2012 anti-Islamic "movie" "trailer" calledInnocence of Muslims,Egyptian-born Coptic Christian written, produced, and uploaded the clip to YouTube.Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.Vanity Fairdescribed it as,"Exceptionally amateurish, with disjointed dialogue, jumpy editing, and performances that would have looked melodramatic even in a silent movie, the clip is clearly designed to offend Muslims, portraying Mohammed as a bloodthirsty murderer and Lothario and pedophile with omnidirectional sexual appetites."

Nakoula also allegedly tricked actors into performing in the trailer by lying, claiming the full-length movie, which never appeared, was an "historical Arabian Desert adventure film" calledDesert Warrior.

The Riots: The first major riot against the film happened in Egypt on September 11, 2012.Later riotsthroughout the world caused more than 50 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

p>The Art: Competing performances of William Shakespeare'sMacbethon May 10, 1849 in Manhattan.

The Riot: At least 25 people died and over 120 were injured, many by the state militia, who fired into the crowd.

p>The Art: A performance of Irish playwright Sean O'Casey's playThe Plough and the Starsat the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on February 12, 1926.

The Riot: Achaotic scenein the theater: a "general melee" occurred on stage during the performance, causing twenty women to be "thrown bodily back into the orchestra" and at least one actor to land a "sharp blow" on a man trying to stop the curtain from falling.

p>The Art: An August 25, 1830performanceof Daniel Auber's operaLa Muette de Portici (The Mute Girl of Portici)in Brussels.

The Riot: The crowd went wild during the performance, but rioting started soon after. Many in the crowd joined protesters in the street, destroying factories and taking over government buildings.

The Art: Several pieces at the "Spring of Arts" exhibition in Tunis, Tunisia, on June 12, 2012.

The Riot: Protesters threw "petrol bombs" at police stations, one courthouse, and several office buildings in the Tunisian capital. About 2,500 peopleclashed with policeinto the night, resulting in 162 detainees and 65 wounded.

The Art: Salman Rushdie's 1988 novelThe Satanic Verses, which drew inspiration from the life of the prophet Muhammed.

The Riot: One violent reaction to the bookhappenedon February 24, 1989, killing 12 people and wounding 40 in a "three-hour battle" when police in Bombay, India, exchanged fire with rioting Muslims.

The Art: A performance ofGurpreet Kaur Bhatti's 2004 comedicplay Behztiin Birmingham, England, on December 18, 2004.

The Riot: Two menwere arrestedand five police officers got hurt when protesters stormed the theater, ending the performance.

The Art: Performances of Irish playwright's John Millington Synge'sThe Playboy of the Western WorldThe Riots happened at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland in January 1907.

The RiotsThe crowd "stormed the stage" and rushed the actors during one performance. On opening night, the audience broke up in disorder at the word "shift" (an undergarment). People threw vegetables at the actors all week. The crowd chanted "Kill the author!" at one point.

The Art: More than 100 controversial pieces by young British artists displayed in a collectioncalled SensationThe collection appeared in 1997 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. It included Marcus Harvey's Marcus Harvey's , a portrait of child murderer Myra Hindley made with children's handprints., a portrait of child murderer Myra Hindley made with children's handprints.

The Riot: Rioters threw bricksthrough windows at the Royal Academy and threw eggs and inkat MyraMyraThe Art

: A concert of theWiener Konzertverein (Vienna Concert Society) conducted by Arnold Schoenberg in the Great Hall of the Musikverein on March 31, 1913 (later known as "Wiener Konzertverein (Vienna Concert Society) conducted by Arnold Schoenberg in the Great Hall of the Musikverein on March 31, 1913 (later known as "Skandalkonzert")The Riot

The Riot: The outraged audience began fighting during the fourth piece of the evening. Erhard Buschbeck, one organizer, was arrested after punching operetta composer Oscar Straus. Straus admitted during a later trial that the punch's "thud" had been "" in the whole concert.The Art

: The debut performance of Igor Stravinsky's 1912 ballet The Rite of Spring: The debut performance of Igor Stravinksy's 1912 ballet Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, on May 29, 1913.The RiotThéâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, on May 29, 1913.

still a riot. The crowd yelled and fought so loudly the dancers could not hear the music. One journalist reported that someone in the crowd started "beating rhythmically" on their head. Various items hit the orchestra, and about 40 people left the theater.p>The Art: An someone in the crowd began to "beat rhythmically" on the top of his head. Various things hit the orchestra, and about 40 people left the theater.

The Riot: Protesters threw smoke bombs and stink bombsat the gallery. A protester later threw paint stripper on one of Jones's sculptures.of artist Allen Jones's sculptures on display in London in 1970 at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

The RiotParadein Paris in 1917.at the gallery. At a later exhibit at the Tate, a protester threw paint stripper on one of Jones's sculptures.

: The audience hissed, booed, and threw oranges at the stage. One person slapped Satie. Poet e.e. cummings attended and "shouted down" the critics.: A performance of Erik Satie's ballet The Artin Paris in 1917.

The Riot: The audience hissed, booed, and threw oranges at the stage. One person slapped Satie in the face. Poet e.e. cummings attended and "shouted down" the naysayers.

Das Floß der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa), an oratorio by German composer Hans Werner Henze, at the Planten un Blomen Hall in Hamburg.: A failed December 9, 1968, : Some "scuffles" in the audience that police broke up, plus chanting and waving political flags. The show did not go on.p>Das Floß der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa), an oratorio by the German composer Hans Werner Henze, at the Planten un Blomen Hall in Hamburg.

The Riot" is an experimental musical piece for four organs and one maraca, composed by Steve Reich in 1970.The Riot: During a

p>The Art: "Four Organs" is an experimental musical piece for four organs and one maraca, composed by Steve Reich in 1970.

The Riot: During aAt Carnegie Hall in 1973, the performance of "Four Organs" sparked a riot. Angry audience members shouted, demanding the musicians cease playing. Others applauded, hoping the show would end. One woman repeatedly...She banged her shoe.She banged her shoe on the stage, trying to get the performers to stop.