A SCULPTURE VALUED AT CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS IS THE LATEST PIECE OF ART TO BE VANDALIZED IN SANTA FE. THE COPPER SCULPTURE OUTSIDE THE PEYTON WRIGHT GALLERY WAS DAMAGED OVER THE WEEKEND. POLICE SPOKESWOMAN CELINA ESPINOZA IS HOPING THIS ISN'T A TREND.
SHE SAYS THERE A LOT OF ART IN SANTA FE, AND MUCH OF IT ISN'T IN GALLERIES, BUT OUTSIDE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TO IT. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOCAL GALLERY ASSOCIATION TELLS THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN PUBLIC ART ALWAYS CARRIES THE RISK OF SOME VANDALISM.
ESPINOZA SAYS THE SCENE IS BEING CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE FINGERPRINTS OR DNA. POLICE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR ANY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
LAST MONTH, VANDALS HIT THE DONKEY SCULPTURE IN BURRO ALLEY…SAID TO BE ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED WORKS OF ART IN SANTA FE.
