Penang's iconic public art pieces vandalised
The mural painting in Lebuh Armenia was vandalised with #4.0 sign while local tourists look on.
GEORGE TOWN: Two popular public art pieces in the heart of the city have been vandalised early Wednesday morning.
One in Lebuh Armenian of two children on a bicycle was found painted with the symbols “#4.0” while a wire sculpture of a rickshaw in Lebuh Cannon was vandalised the same way.
The art installations were part of the Mirrors George Town street art project created by international artist Ernest Zacharevic for the George Town Festival in 2012.
Komtar assemblyman Teh Lai Heng said close circuit television camera (CCTV) recordings showed the incident happened about 3am.
He said what happened was uncalled for and the culprit must be brought to justice.
“I understand the Penang Island City Council will be lodging a police report soon,” he said when contacted.
This is not the first time public art works in Penang have been vandalised with the same happening in August 2012.
Then, the same artwork in Lebuh Armenian was splattered with wax while a mural of a boy with his pet dinosaur at Lebuh Ah Quee was marred with black scribbles a few days later.
At time of writing, Northeast district police chief ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said police have yet to receive a report of the incident.
The heritage structure in Lebuh Cannon vandalised with #4.0 sign.
~News courtesy of The Sun~
The mural painting in Lebuh Armenia was vandalised with #4.0 sign while local tourists look on.
GEORGE TOWN: Two popular public art pieces in the heart of the city have been vandalised early Wednesday morning.
One in Lebuh Armenian of two children on a bicycle was found painted with the symbols “#4.0” while a wire sculpture of a rickshaw in Lebuh Cannon was vandalised the same way.
The art installations were part of the Mirrors George Town street art project created by international artist Ernest Zacharevic for the George Town Festival in 2012.
Komtar assemblyman Teh Lai Heng said close circuit television camera (CCTV) recordings showed the incident happened about 3am.
He said what happened was uncalled for and the culprit must be brought to justice.
“I understand the Penang Island City Council will be lodging a police report soon,” he said when contacted.
This is not the first time public art works in Penang have been vandalised with the same happening in August 2012.
Then, the same artwork in Lebuh Armenian was splattered with wax while a mural of a boy with his pet dinosaur at Lebuh Ah Quee was marred with black scribbles a few days later.
At time of writing, Northeast district police chief ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said police have yet to receive a report of the incident.
The heritage structure in Lebuh Cannon vandalised with #4.0 sign.
~News courtesy of The Sun~
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