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author: Jan Brennenstuhl
categories:
- Graffiti, Marker & 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 & About festival...
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/
---

# Sydney: McGee Wall to be Buffed!

Sydney 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 & About festival that takes art out of the gallery setting and into the streets:

> Critics are claiming Barry McGee's artwork is glorified vandalism. The art community supports the work saying taste in art is personal.

The 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...