Snowden sculpture sneaked into NYC park
Updated: 2015-04-07 10:19
(Agencies)
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A large molded bust of Edward Snowden is pictured in Fort Greene Park at the Brooklyn borough of New York in this April 6, 2015 picture provided by ANIMALNewYork.[Photo/Agencies] |
Snowden's artistic appearance was short-lived.
At daybreak, police said city parks officials ordered the sculpted Snowden removed. And by evening, his bust was being held at Brooklyn's 88th Precinct pending an investigation.
The idea for the tribute was conceived by two New York City-based artists, joined by a West Coast sculptor, Animal New York said.
In a statement to the online outlet, they said they had "updated" the memorial to American POWs who died during the Revolutionary War "to highlight those who sacrifice their safety in the fight against modern-day tyrannies. It would be a dishonor to those memorialized here to not laud those who protect the ideals they fought for, as Edward Snowden has by bringing the NSA's 4th-Amendment-violating surveillance programs to light."
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