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Monday, September 24th, 2012

“ROMNEY HATES THE ARTS” and other messages appeared in skywriting yesterday over lower Manhattan, a project by grafitti artist Saber, to raise awareness of presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s plan to cut NEA funding if elected. Using the hashtag #DefendTheArts, Saber’s circular formations filled the sky for an hour and a half yesterday afternoon, and could be seen from as far out as Nassau County.

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