Friday, September 09, 2011

Assholes vandalize Rodin statue in Argentina

A cast of Auguste Rodin's famous The Thinker sculpture has been vandalised in Buenos Aires.

The bronze work, which is the third of 22 sculptures from the original mould, was spray-painted pink and given green hair and a shoulder tattoo.

Last week government officials began cleaning the sculpture, blasting it with water to remove the paint.

However art conservationists are now concerned it may have suffered more damage from the aggressive technique.


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