Noted.
The sculpture has been here since Dec. 2, 2014 ... and I don't recall it being tagged much or at all to date.
Updated 1 p.m.
51 Astor Place crews quickly cleaned off the statue...
[Photo by Lola Sáenz]
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
[Updated] Someone tagged the Keith Haring sculpture outside 51 Astor Place
Noted.
The sculpture has been here since Dec. 2, 2014 ... and I don't recall it being tagged much or at all to date.
Updated 1 p.m.
51 Astor Place crews quickly cleaned off the statue...
[Photo by Lola Sáenz]
18 comments:
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That piece of steel just got some irony.
ReplyDeleteThy was so bad that it was GOOD!!!
DeleteIt was only a matter of time. Let's face it, there are people who have no respect for anything. While I am not a fan of the artist nor of this piece of sculpture in particular, I do not think it is right for anyone to deface someone else's property, or the people's property if it is owned by the city, state or federal government.
ReplyDeleteThis kind of stupid, moronic tagging shows just how low on the intelligence level a human can sink to before they are just slugs. It serves no purpose. It gives them nothing in return. It will be removed and forgotten.
Still I would rather see something else in its place, but alas...that's not up to me.
Say, didn't Haring make his name (and later fortune) from defacing public and private property?
ReplyDeleteIt was in chalk..never permanently defaced.. look it up
DeleteHe scribbled on my raincoat at 4:00 one morning coming home from a party in Brooklyn. A small person, I think. But he wasn't Keith Hering until after I threw the coat. STUPID!
ReplyDeleteWe will now get to see how good that anti-fitti paint really is!
ReplyDeleteVandalizing this work of "art" actually improved it.
ReplyDelete- East Villager
Look! He gave birth to a lady on a bench!
ReplyDelete10:15
ReplyDeleteIt's about self-importance. It's the best they can do. They have nothing else.
It is only considered art when a rich person spends a lot of money for it, otherwise it's urban blight.
ReplyDeleteLooks like he pooped her out.
ReplyDeleteThank Goodness. Finally! Keith is lovin it.
ReplyDeleteIt was better with the tag.
ReplyDeleteTechnically , it's a painted steel sculpture, not a statue. Artistically, it's fluff. Realistically, it's high priced decoration.
ReplyDeleteIs it safe to come out yet? I never expected it to be this bad when I moved into the area... I don't know, it's all getting a little to 'urban' and 'edgy,' and last night, fluffy was kept up all night by some person screaming... I think it may have even been a homeless man, and I do not mean like the homeless man who only has a sub 4500sq foot home. I mean like real homeless, and most likely a felon... The agent said they got rid of all those type of people...
ReplyDeleteYes, 10:09 — I meant sculpture... thanks
ReplyDeleteF**K Art let's dance
ReplyDelete