‘It was sacrilegious’: why the destruction of Manchester’s Ian Curtis mural struck a nerve - The Guardian

The public outcry – and outpouring of affection – after the mural was defaced shows just how deeply rooted a piece of public art can become in a community

This week, the wall of Manchesters 75 Port Street, a canvas for street artists, cycled through three different designs in the space of one day the last a plain black background, with no trace of what… [+6654 chars]

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