The work in The Heart of Paris that is covered by fire painting porte de Clignancourt

The Heart of Paris , the work giant the artist Joana Vasconcelos installed porte de Clignancourt in Paris, has been the target of shots of paint. The heart red giant was caught Friday several jets of yellow paint, as well as its mast of 9 metres. According to The new yorker , the mayor of Paris reserves the right to make a complaint.

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Opened last Valentine’s day in the framework of the artistic programme of the tramway T3, The Heart of Paris does, however, not unanimously. Involved, its cost : 650.000 euros, funded by public money, of which eur 40 000 for the artist.

The mayor of Paris had defended the work with strength. «This may offend if you take it out of context but the work will still be there in 30 years», explained in February Christophe Girard, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of culture, Figaro .