LBGT art installation on BeltLine vandalized...again

For the second time since Art on the BeltLine pieces premiered back in May, some little bastards have vandalized Larry Jens Anderson’s installation “Locked Out”. This time, the damage is bad.

The piece, which is located on a part of the BeltLine in Midtown above North Avenue near City Hall East, is composed of five white doors, each labeled with child, mother, father or friend of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The piece also incorporates parts of the Declaration of Independence.

An inscription at the site states Anderson’s intent: “This installation is about being denied equal rights in a country that has at its foundation, ‘all men are created equal.’ It is also about the homophobia and the legislation of it that not only effects the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender (LGBT) communities, but also all their friends and families.”

The fact that other nearby art installations weren’t damaged, and that this Atlanta Pride Committee-commissioned piece has now been hit twice, is leading many to believe this is a queer-specific art attack.

For more on the story and photos of the damage, check out Project Q.