In Boston, a masked individual vandalized 'Alouette,' a public sculpture by Brandon Vickerd, by removing a 150-pound satellite replica from a Nissan Altima and dragging it along the ground. The incident occurred Wednesday morning at Downtown Crossing, causing considerable damage to both the satellite and the vehicle. As part of the Downtown Boston Alliance's WINTERACTIVE art exhibit, 'Alouette' represents a symbolic crash of the 1962 Canadian satellite. Vickerd speculated on the vandal's motivation, noting the significant effort required to move the heavy sculpture.
"Alouette," a sculpture by Canadian Brandon Vickerd, is a Nissan Altima parked on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing. Complete with a parking ticket, the sculpture included a replica of the 1962 Canadian satellite Alouette, appearing as if it crashed onto the hood of the parked car, according to Vickerd.
Police responded to the sculpture Wednesday morning, where a witness told police that a man wearing a black face covering, a black and white hat, a black puffer jacket, and tan work boots had vandalized 'Alouette' around 10:15 a.m., according to a police report obtained by Boston.com.
Vickerd told Boston.com in an interview that the satellite replica weighs between 150 and 200 pounds. "It's actually secured through a metal armature to the frame of the car, so whoever wanted to move it definitely had to come prepared, and definitely had to have motivation," Vickerd said Sunday night.
The public art exhibit is part of the Downtown Boston Alliance's WINTERACTIVE and is one of more than 15 displays in Boston through March 30. The exhibits, which include the hot pink blow-up figures scattered around downtown, are meant to draw from the musical festivals and outdoor art exhibitions put on in Québec in the winter.
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