Murals at Wilson-Pacific Site Vandalized
In horrible news, the Times is reporting that the Native American depicted and created mural at the Wilson-Pacific building were vandalized over the weekend.
According to the artist, Andrew Morrison, he knows who did it because "he was stupid enough to sign his name."
The words DAPKILO were painted over, said Morrison, who sent me the photo you see above. DAP is the name of a crew of graffiti artists. It stands for Down Around Pike, said Morrison, and KILO is the name of one of their artists.
It remains to be seen how this can be mitigated but these were not the actions of "graffiti artists" but of vandals.
According to the artist, Andrew Morrison, he knows who did it because "he was stupid enough to sign his name."
The words DAPKILO were painted over, said Morrison, who sent me the photo you see above. DAP is the name of a crew of graffiti artists. It stands for Down Around Pike, said Morrison, and KILO is the name of one of their artists.
It remains to be seen how this can be mitigated but these were not the actions of "graffiti artists" but of vandals.
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| Andrew Morrison |
Comments
I think this was an impersonation, a setup. No one would use their real tag on vandalizing the most iconic walls in the city.
--Michael
Under the Bus
The Native community that has used that space as a gathering place and place of learning, long after the closure of Indian Heritage, are already facing dislocation and the loss of many of the murals throughout the building that will be destroyed in the teardown. This vandalism of some of the few that were going to be preserved makes it even worse.
If you don't want to watch, the upshot is that the tagging paint is water-based and the original paint is oil-based, so removal of the tag without removing the murals should be possible. I certainly hope so.
HP
-StepJ