Tut, tut, tut, Finnish tourist, you should have known better than damaging a heritage listed piece of public art. Marko Kulju, 26, is looking at a hefty prison sentence, after he was seen tearing off the earlobe off a Moai statue on Easter Island this week.
The island has 400 of these huge stone statues which […]
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s lion statue vandalized again
Independent Florida Alligator, FL - Feb 24, 2008
By KATE KENNEDY , Alligator Contributing Writer Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity’s lion statue outside the chapter’s house was smashed again Friday - just a …
Bennington Monument cleanup half done Graffiti gone, stain remains
Rutland Herald, VT - Feb 26, 2008
14, police learned the monument had been vandalized with the word “Heroes” spray painted in red on the north side and “F—- Bush” and the symbol for anarchy, …
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Laws takes axe to ‘tacky’ carvings
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Mar 13, 2008
The council donated the trunks in the name of public art and Mr Richdale spent seven days creating the carvings. He says he tended the carvings and …
Proud citizens of a world apartLiverpool Daily Post, UK - Mar 3, 2008He inspired in me a sense of curiosity about public art in particular. He made me think of history as physical and that it was only history if someone …
Calgarian’s mural lost in 17th Avenue business fire
Calgary Herald, Canada - Feb 27, 2008
A $2-million fire that demolished two shops and altered the landscape of a corner on trendy 17th Avenue SW also erased a prominent work of public art. …
Cost Rises for Asbestos Abatement at PCH Beach Club SiteThe Lookout News, CA - Feb 26, 2008The site was briefly operated by the City as a seasonal public beach facility until the 1994 Northridge Earthquake damaged all the structures on site. …
A breakdown of Tiger SpotUM Maneater, MO - Feb 26, 2008According to former MSA President Rachel Anderson’s notes from an October 2007 meeting about Tiger Spot, a federal statute protects the public art as …
Walgreens approval takes step forwardTwentynine Palms Desert Trail, CA - Feb 20, 2008Kinsman claims that state law states that no public art may be removed, damaged or defaced even if that public art is on a private building. …
Artist says covering sculptures was prank, but PedArt curator unamusedStarNewsOnline.com, NC - 12 hours agoA local artist is calling it a prank, but the curator of a public art program said it was "disrespectful" to cover up four metal sculptures on display in …
