Police: Man Spray-Painted Graffiti On Walls Of Whitney Museum Of American Art

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A man has been arrested and charged with vandalizing the walls of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

It's the second time in as many months that the museum, which is preparing to move to a new location, has been defaced.

Police said 33-year-old Christopher Johnson spray-painted graffiti on a blank wall at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday during a 36-hour marathon public farewell to the Whitney's current building and to a Jeff Koons exhibition.

Johnson was arrested on criminal mischief and other charges.

None of the museum's art was damaged by the graffiti and the wall has since been repainted, a museum spokeswoman said.

Back in August, another man splashed a red substance on another wall in the Koons exhibit. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

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