Atlanta street art drama: Harris campaign mural vanishes after election results
A campaign mural featuring Vice President Harris in Atlanta got painted over right after election results came in. The artist says it was planned as short-term art piece‚ but social-media got heated about it
In Atlantas West-End neighborhood‚ a short-lived mural of Vice President Kamala Harris disappeared under red paint just after election night. The art-piece (which showed her portrait with pink-roses against blue colors) was one of four get-out-the-vote displays across the city
The quick removal caused a social-media back-and-forth; some folks thought it wasnt right while others saw it as normal post-election clean-up. “She is still currently the VP“ one user pointed out‚ while another suggested its time to look ahead to 2028
The murals are meant to only be temporary advertisements‚ not last a lifetime
The city has a rich street-art history — including well-known pieces like the Martin Luther King Jr mural‚ who was born there. While metro-Atlanta backed Harris‚ the rest of Georgia shifted right: Donald Trump won back the state he lost about 4 years ago
The artist Clark dealt with online critics in a calm way: noting that regardless of voting results‚ his work became part of election history. He simply said its time to move forward to new projects; the temporary nature of campaign art was always part of the plan
