"Last week, a new piece of public art appeared outside of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) headquarters, located in Rome's Piazza Lauro de Bosis. The graffiti centers an image of an Olympic ski jumper sailing through the air, while, from below, an ICE agent in a tactical vest points a gun directly at the jumper's heart. Above the scene, the Olympic Rings are featured, with a twist: the red ring has been reimagined as the bleeding crosshairs of a deadly weapon."
"The art was created by Laika, a self-described activist and graffiti artist based in Rome. In an interview with the publication ANSA English, she explained that the art was an act of protest in the wake of an announcement from U.S. officials that Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) officers would be part of the American security detail at the Olympics. The announcement came just weeks after ICE agents shot and killed Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti amidst ongoing protests in that city."
A provocative graffiti mural appeared outside the Italian National Olympic Committee headquarters in Rome, depicting an ICE agent pointing a gun at an Olympic ski jumper and the Olympic Rings with a blood-red crosshair. The piece was created by Laika, a Rome-based activist and graffiti artist, as a protest after U.S. officials announced ICE officers would be part of the American security detail at the Olympics. The announcement followed weeks after ICE agents shot and killed Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti amid protests. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security clarified the agents were from Homeland Security Investigations, not immigration enforcement. Italian citizens have expressed confusion and outrage, staging widespread protests and creating further protest artwork; hundreds gathered in Milan's Piazza XXV Aprile on January 31.
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