Vandals apprehended after covering Richard Serra's vast desert sculpture in Qatar with graffiti

This is not the first time that the Richard Serra's East West/West East (2014) sculpture in Qatar has been vandalised
One of Richard Serra’s largest public works, set in the Qatari desert, has been defaced once again. Qatar Museums, the government authority responsible for most state museums and public works in the country, announced on social media that “a new incident of vandalism” to the
East West/West East (2014) sculpture on 28 December. The work, which was commissioned by the Qatari royal family, is made up of four 14m-high steel plates spread over 1km in the remote location of the Brouq nature reserve. “The vandals were apprehended by authorities and were referred to public prosecution for the necessary legal action to be taken against them,” the announcement states.

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