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Opinion: Open Wall nights could lead to the next artistic visionary

An art gallery worker lost his job in February after hanging up his own art. NPR's Scott Simon thinks an Open Wall night might be a good way to give artists who are not huge names a chance to shine.
Preview visitors attend the Neo Rauch exhibition "Begleiter" at Pinakothek der Moderne art museum in Munich, Germany, on April 19, 2010.

A Munich art museum worker has been fired for adding one of his own drawings to the collection without permission. The incident occurred in February and was just revealed this week.

The Pinakothek der Moderne showcases art by Salvador

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