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Somehow it's more ominous and powerful now with just the outline
They gave this piece history.
That photo with a judge hurrying along and the graffiti besides him was an absolute masterpiece, I didn't think it could be toppled, and yet now we have this bad attempt at washing it away that not only didn't hide it, it made it dark and grim...
It's an analogy of how every corporate dictatorship has handled the genocide and protestor response.
They might just paint over it now.
That is stone wall. You don't paint those. Its generally unwise to paint brick, stone, or concrete surfaces. Stonework is porous, and paint is not. This makes it retain water, and wear much faster than it should.
Painting over the entire wall to cover the shadowy remnants is not an option.
They could paint it red
https://imgur.com/red-CnGdhOd
You can paint brick, but you shouldn't. It will reduce the life significantly.
Well maintained brick lasts generations. Painted brick lasts decades. Its a slow process, but it does destroy the wall.
Reminds me of the German "Soko Wand&Farbe" (Special investigation unit Wall&Paint)
Bold of you to assume they care more about structural integrity than public image
It was always the point.
It's the same reason it was done in a camera dead zone created by turning a camera away slowly day by day.
Is this true? About the camera.
From what I've read yes. It's directly under one CCTV camera and another had to have been moved for a Blindspot to exist there.