Back in 1994, an artist by the name of Rachel Whiteread filled the last, undemolished house in a street in Tower Hamlets with concrete and then removed the house itself, leaving only the insides.
It won her the Turner Prize and was a haunting piece of artwork. It seemed to be the 'soul' of an old house and people came from all over the world to see it.
On 11 January 1995, it was demolished by the local council. Had they left it, thousands of tourists would have flocked to the area each year just to look at it, bringing much-needed money to the local area and putting Tower Hamlets on the map for the RIGHT reasons.
Today, another total a**e of a councillor has demanded that a mural by the world-famous grafitti artist Banksy, be destroyed. Why? Because, in the opinion of this lame-brain councillor, 'all grafitti is wrong.'
Banksy's work has fetched £200,000 an item. But, once again, Tower Hamlets council 'knows best.'
I think they're wrong yet again - what do you think?
2007-10-23
04:47:29
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