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| Photo by Martin Reis |
From June, 2011...
Toronto Star:
"Artist Joel Richardson says the city has painted over a popular Dupont St. mural that it paid him $2,000 to create, an apparent misfire in Mayor Rob Ford's war on graffiti.
A city spokeswoman says the railway underpass wall was returned to drab grey because Richardson's artwork was unauthorized, uncommissioned, political and may have 'referred to (Prime Minister) Stephen Harper.' "
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I wanted to help Ford own up to his mistake, so:
Unfortunately my mural didn't last long either.
A few months later, Joel Richardson repainted the wall with a new mural. But, lo and behold...
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| Photo by Martin Reis | Photo by Martin Reis |
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A big thanks to Joel Richardson and his assistant for restoring the stencil, and to Martin Reis for all your great photos.