Video: Masked killjoys kick out tourists to ‘obliterate’ Hosier Lane art
FIRST on the RUMOUR FILE
Masked killjoys have paint-bombed have destroyed popular street art in Melbourne’s Hosier Lane at the weekend.
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In a move that has outraged much of the street art community, the group of mostly men charged into the CBD laneway and used spray guns to splash paint across the walls.
There to make an impact, the mob of at least 10 appeared to bring along at least two cameramen, including a drone, to document their attack.
As well as destroy artwork that attracts thousands of tourists, the vandals also splashed paint all over the laneway’s iconic cobblestones.
Hosier Lane this morning.
Melbourne council is expected to clean the cobblestones today.
It’s pretty common to find some works tagged but street art fans say this is too extreme and is simply vandalism https://t.co/5KGE3qhX9W pic.twitter.com/WqI51U1yW3
— Pat Mitchell (@patty_mitchell) February 9, 2020
The incident was first reported to Ross and John on the 3AW Rumour File.
“They’ve obliterated a lot of street art,” Ross said.
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