ARM...

You might not be able to see the markings in this sculpture... ARM in capital letters. I can only assume the author was trying to write ARM THE UNEMPLOYED, or similar. Grafittus Interruptus, apparently. Sadly, or depending on your point of view, Comically, this was scratched into "Stinger" by Tony Smith (d.1980), which is featured in a copse nearby his similar "Wandering Rocks" piece at the brand-spanking new Olympic Sculpture Park. I went opening weekend (Jan.20, 2007) and found that a few items had already been altered by locals. Richard Serra's "Wake", the most powerful piece in the park (IMHO) had been graffitied too, multiple times, with fingers, or something:














Frankly, the park is underwhelming. A few pieces are good, some are ok, many are not appealing at all. At least the place is a park and no longer an industrial zone. Net gain. And it does improve -a little- the access to the nearby Myrtle Edwards Park, site of many a bay-front festival. So that's good. A few comments in local news-blogs pointed out that it's only time before these public sculptures get tagged by street urchins. Draw your own opinions.
I learned from conversations I've had since then that much of the input from parts of the local art community included the idea of making a place for local-made art... a grafitti wall, or a few revolving local-only spots, or something. Sadly, none of that is in evidence. Perhaps the locals will find their own places to put art in the park. There is certainly lots of ultra-drab concrete slab walls there... and a lot of creative people around here.