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Why did Italian street artist Blu ultimately destroy his own large-scale mural on a Bologna building?
Answer
He objected to a real estate developer using his artwork to boost the property's image
Blu painted over the mural after a developer began marketing the redeveloped property partly using the fame and imagery of his artwork, which he saw as a form of exploitation he had not endorsed.
💡 Did you know?
Blu, an Italian muralist, famously painted over his own 16-story masterpiece in Bologna after disagreeing with how a developer was using his image.
Other options people guess
- He wanted space to create a new, updated mural on the same wall
- City officials ordered the mural removed for safety reasons
- He believed the paint had faded beyond an acceptable condition
Topics
- street-art
- blu
- bologna
- murals
- italy
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