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
. The original artist received death threats, too, highlighting the political potency a music mural can convey.
Akse also makes a living from hand-painted advertisements – he recently worked with an agency that hired a wall on the other side of 75 Port Street who “decided not to go over the Ian Curtis wall as they knew it meant a lot to people”, he says. He doesn’t believe that anyone from Aitch’s team had bad intentions, and credits the rapper for “reaching out personally to get things fixed”.
Burnham agrees: “You get the same connection with Ian and the issues he was writing about from listening to his music, but also the mural in public in some ways is a help to people who might be going through [something] similar.” A few days on, the wall remains vacant. Despite hasty efforts to erase the advert, the faded outline of “Tear Us Apart” is still visible. And the outrage has turned to optimism, uniting the people of Manchester through their previously unspoken appreciation for a piece of public art.Burnham is due to talk to city councillors Bev Craig and Pat Karney about the more general importance of preserving the city’s landmarks. “In a strange way, I think this will have a beneficial impact,” he says.
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