kurt cobain's ashes to be smoked by berlin artist

When in Rome, right? Or, in my case, Seattle. 

Apparently, as reported by Anthem earlier, a Berlin performance artist by the name of Natascha Stellmach is set to smoke the former Nirvana frontman's ashes. As for the motivation, Stellmach claimed her intention to be to "release Cobain from the media circus and into the ether." Sounds like Stellmach may be smoking a little too much of something besides this city's most beloved X-Starbucks employee. Unclear is the way in which she actually ascertained the ashes, and whether or not they are authentic. By golly, art really is pushing some boundaries.