Rome ‘decorum cops’ remove mural showing Pope Francis as graffiti artist
REUTERS
By Philip Pullella
ITALY---A larger-than-life mural showing Pope Francis as a sneaky graffiti artist painting peace signs on a wall near the Vatican was taken down by Rome’s “decorum cops” on Wednesday just hours after it went up. The mural showed the pope on a step ladder playing a game of tic-tac-toe by painting circular peace signs in place of zeros as a Swiss Guard in a billowing uniform acts as a lookout against witnesses or police. Street artist Mauro Pallotta, who signs his work “Maupal”, painted it on paper in his studio and pasted it up with glue and lacquer on a corner near the Vatican overnight. [link]
By Philip Pullella
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| Rome ‘decorum cops’ remove mural showing Pope Francis as graffiti artist By Philip Pullella October 19, 2016 |
