White Building mural painted over by city

Vandy Muong and Will Jackson

A huge mural painted on the White Building this month by an internationally famous artist has been removed by City Hall because the paperwork for a permit had not been officially approved.

The 10 metre-high green and black aerosol painting – done by Californian artist Miles “El Mac” MacGregor as part of a project called “Igloo Hong”, conceived of and paid for by multimillionaire US artist David Choe – was painted over with rollers on Wednesday night.

It depicted seamstress Moeun Thary, a resident of the building who sews dresses for traditional dancers, and was framed with designs used in Thary’s dresses.

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