{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Sydney: McGee Wall to be Buffed!","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/sydney-mcgee-wall-buffed/mcgee-sydney.jpg","width":1200},"credit":"","date":"2011-10-05T11:59:42Z","description":"A nice tag-wall by famous American artist Barry McGee is going to be buffed by Sydney’s city council! The wall was accidentally painted as a part of the Art \u0026 About festival...","html":"\u003cp\u003eSydney City Council has been accused of vandalism after visiting American artist \u003cstrong\u003eBarry McGee\u003c/strong\u003e has controversially painted the \u003cem\u003ewrong\u003c/em\u003e wall! As I just read on \u003ca href=\"http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/-/newshome/10320156/writing-on-the-wall-visiting-artist-vandalised-tank-stream-way/\"\u003eYahoo News\u003c/a\u003e (thanks to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Skalitzers.HQ.Berlin/posts/270602302962564\"\u003eSkalitzers\u003c/a\u003e for the link!), McGee painted a wall by mistake when he visited Sydney for the  Art \u0026amp; About festival that takes art out of the gallery setting and into the streets:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritics are claiming Barry McGee\u0026rsquo;s artwork is glorified vandalism. The art community supports the work saying taste in art is personal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wall, with its hundreds of red tags, is now going to be buffed by the city council, what is really a shame! In London this wall would be shielded with plexiglass and down-under they’re going to destroy it, wtf\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nSydney City Council has been accused of vandalism after visiting American artist **Barry McGee** has controversially painted the *wrong* wall! As I just read on [Yahoo News](http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/-/newshome/10320156/writing-on-the-wall-visiting-artist-vandalised-tank-stream-way/) (thanks to [Skalitzers](https://www.facebook.com/Skalitzers.HQ.Berlin/posts/270602302962564) for the link!), McGee painted a wall by mistake when he visited Sydney for the  Art \u0026 About festival that takes art out of the gallery setting and into the streets:\n\n\u003e Critics are claiming Barry McGee's artwork is glorified vandalism. The art community supports the work saying taste in art is personal.\n\nThe wall, with its hundreds of red tags, is now going to be buffed by the city council, what is really a shame! In London this wall would be shielded with plexiglass and down-under they’re going to destroy it, wtf...\n","tags":["Mural Art","Buff","Barry McGee","Graffiti Australia","Urban Art Festival"],"title":"Sydney: McGee Wall to be Buffed!","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/sydney-mcgee-wall-buffed/"}