SINGAPORE – The overnight removal of street artist Marcus Pang’s work from a pavement outside Mountbatten MRT station in June raised questions about the country’s tolerance for spontaneous art. But for Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho, transience is the point.
In Yogyakarta, where he is based, it is common for artists to paint over one another’s murals – like fighting, he says. Think of it as a competitive paint-off.