What it looked like before:
https://wylandfoundation.org/dallas-texas-wyland-whaling-wall-82-ocean-life/
They eliminated, what? 85% 90% of the image?
I guarantee whatever Fifa puts up will not be as epic and will be wiped from memory once the World Cup is over.
That’s incredible! Why on earth would they feel the need to paint over it?? They’re a bunch of fucking vandals.
Why not just pick a different building? I’m sure Dallas has PLENTY!
Whatever FIFA puts up should be splattered with paint ballons launched from cars driving by with catapults or slings…
A paintball gun would be far more effective…not that I’d encourage it 🤫
Paint balloon version of /r/Place. I could get behind that…
Looked amazing but…no windows?
Edit: looks to looked :/
Good catch, might be a warehouse or storage building, let’s find out!
505 N. Akard Street, Dallas, Texas
“Texas Utilities Building”
Yeah, that tracks, utilities buildings are famously constructed without windows.
This wasn’t just some random mural either…it was painted by Wyland, and should have been recognized as such before it was painted over. This was the destruction of a valuable work of art by a world-famous painter.
It’s honestly impressive how they keep making this WC so much worse with every passing day.
This World Cup is just…“who is this for???” at this point. Can’t talk about the Canada or Mexico dates, but… People around the world are boycotting the US while FIFA sucks up to the reason they’re boycotting the US. Average Americans don’t care about soccer, can’t afford tickets, and probably don’t appreciate shit like this happening (I’m sure there’s other examples, god knows there are regarding F1’s presence in Vegas,) and Americans who like soccer tend to be cosmopolitan liberals who won’t appreciate FIFA sucking Trump’s dick.
I know it’s actually for the super rich… But still.
Iran plays Egypt in Seattle… the Anti-Iran war protest is going to be glorious!
I wouldn’t be surprised if all in attendance will be rich oil sheiks from Dubai.
If they absolutely had to put something else up, is there any particular reason why they couldn’t have just used temporary panels for a, you know, temporary event?
That’s fucking sad.
