It’s the second attack this year on artist Lori Greene’s work in Minneapolis.
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California Mural Honoring Latinas Defaced With “White Power” Graffiti
Created in 2020 by Alicia Rojas, the Orange County mural features the name of eight poderosas, or strong women, and poetry in English and Spanish.
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Murals at North Dakota Immigrant Center Vandalized
Five murals outside the immigrant-owned International Market Plaza have been spray painted with graffiti promoting the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front.
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Utica Sculpture Residency Vandals Are Under the Age of 11, Police Say
According to the Utica Police Department, the children — ages eight to 11 — were found hurling rocks at cars with paint on their shoes.
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Vandals Ransack Sculpture Residency in Upstate New York
Attackers smashed windows, destroyed equipment, and damaged artworks that were slated for an upcoming charity auction at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY.
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Vandals Damage Ancient “Hellgate” Pictographs in Montana
Authorities are asking for information about individuals who have etched their initials into a pictograph panel at the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
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Man Who Defaced LGBTQ+ Mural Ordered to Write Essay on Pulse Shooting
A judge ordered Alexander Jerich to research the lives of all 49 victims of the 2016 nightclub shooting and offer his own views about why hate crimes occur.
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Ancient Rock Art in Texas “Irreparably Damaged” by Vandals
“Staff have already treated the most recent vandalism at Indian Head, but much of the damage is, unfortunately, permanent,” park officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas said.
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Emmett Till Gets a Bulletproof Memorial
The sign honoring the slain boy is the fourth to be built in just over a decade due to repeated acts of vandalism.
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Man Attacks Wall Street Charging Bull With Spiked Banjo
The vandal, a 42-year-old truck driver from Dallas, left the bull with a six-inch gash and several other deep scratches. According to eye-witnesses, he was ranting about President Donald Trump while bashing the bull.
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A Historical Marker Commemorating Emmett Till’s Death Is Riddled with Bullets, Again [UPDATED]
This is the third historical marker to be damaged by bullets since it was erected in 2007. Now, three University of Mississippi students are facing a possible civil rights investigation after posing with guns next to the bullet-punctured sign.
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Seven Arrested After “The Bean” by Anish Kapoor Was Defaced in Chicago
The police found Kapoor’s “Cloud Gate” sculpture at the city’s Millennium Park covered in graffiti.