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A Banksy mural has been vandalised just two weeks after it appeared on a wall in a seaside town. | A Banksy mural has been vandalised just two weeks after it appeared on a wall in a seaside town. |
The piece, called Art Buff, depicts an older woman staring at an empty plinth while wearing headphones with her hands clasped behind her back. | The piece, called Art Buff, depicts an older woman staring at an empty plinth while wearing headphones with her hands clasped behind her back. |
On Sunday evening, a spray-painted penis was added to the plinth of the artwork in Payers Park in Folkestone, Kent. | On Sunday evening, a spray-painted penis was added to the plinth of the artwork in Payers Park in Folkestone, Kent. |
The damage is not expected to be permanent and clear plastic sheeting was placed over the mural not long after it appeared. | The damage is not expected to be permanent and clear plastic sheeting was placed over the mural not long after it appeared. |
Visitors flocked to admire the Banksy when it arrived last month and Shepway district council said it would work with the owner of the building to ensure it remained undamaged. | Visitors flocked to admire the Banksy when it arrived last month and Shepway district council said it would work with the owner of the building to ensure it remained undamaged. |
The Banksy website also showed pictures of the wall before and after the artwork appeared and claimed the image was “part of the Folkestone triennial. Kind of”. | The Banksy website also showed pictures of the wall before and after the artwork appeared and claimed the image was “part of the Folkestone triennial. Kind of”. |
The triennial is a two-month showcase of art in the resort, which has attracted the attention of Yoko Ono, widow of the late Beatle John Lennon, among others. | |
The event made headlines at this year’s launch when Berlin-based artist Michael Sailstorfer hid 30 bars of 24-carat gold, worth £10,000, on Folkestone beach. | The event made headlines at this year’s launch when Berlin-based artist Michael Sailstorfer hid 30 bars of 24-carat gold, worth £10,000, on Folkestone beach. |
A Kent police spokesman said: “We were called at 8pm on Sunday to a report of criminal damage in Rendezvous Street, Folkestone. It was reported that artwork on a wall had been painted on and officers attended the scene. Inquiries are ongoing.” | |
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