ART BOMB: Inked and hosed

Brent Lewis, Chicago Tribune

Todd Panagopoulos, Chicago Tribune

Seward Johnson, Forever Marilyn, 2011

Stainless steel and aluminum, 26' tall, Pioneer Court, Chicago

In August 2011 she got a tattoo. In September 2011 she got splattered with paint. It seems that vandals mark the easiest target or the most conspicuous target.  For glory?  More info on Seward Johnson's controversial art-bomb magnet on the Chicago Tribune's website...

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