The FBI is working with state and local partners to investigate the possible explosion. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX PublicArt VisualArt Weird
TPR security cameras captured footage of a man in a yellow shirt, ski mask and baseball cap walking toward the sculpture then placing what appears to be a pair of paint cans under Lenin's head. Shortly after, the cans exploded, according to TPR's report.
The explosion shook the sculpture and caused some damage to the lower half of Lenin's head. However, the artwork remains structurally sound, TPR reports. In a statement sent to the radio station, the FBI said personnel are working with state and local partners to investigate the incident. No injuries were reported, the agency also said., was created by the Gaos, a pair of Chinese artists who are also brothers. The sculpture features what TPR calls"a small, feminized figure of Mao Tse Tung using a long pole to balance on Vladimir Lenin’s head.
Although the artwork features two high-profile communist figures, it's actually a critique of life under authoritarian rule, according to multiple media reports since it was installed in March. Even so, the statue next to the San Pedro Creek Culture Park has drawn criticism on social media and from conservative radio talk shows since it appeared downtown.
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