Days Before Art Basel: Was Romero Britto’s Art Vandalized? Is It Prettier Now?

It seems that something “happened” to the artist Romero Britto’s work at the entrance of South Beach. The new art, installed only months ago at the new Fifth and Alton “mall,” has either been vandalized or under some sort of reconstruction or maintenance. I think it has to be vandalism because the piece is only months old.

If it was vandalism or maintenance, it came at an especially bad time considering that Art Basel, The World’s largest art fair, opens in days.