Controversial Swedish street artist attacked

 

“The New Year sure started well, was attacked of six masked ‘anti-fascists’ on Jagtvej, Nørrebro in Copenhagen. Clearly not everyone in Denmark likes my work,” Park wrote. 

 

Copenhagen Police confirmed the attack and said that if it can be proven to be a result of Park’s provocative artwork it could lead to tougher penalties for the attackers. 

 

Speaking to Scandinavian television network TV2, Park said: “I was suddenly attacked with various punches and yelling before they took off. I think it is because of my art. I have been in the media quite a bit".

 

Park was the centre of an intense debate on free speech that raged on both sides of the Øresund throughout October. 

 

Nine pieces of artwork that landed Park in a Swedish jail and that were ordered to be destroyed by Swedish authorities were displayed in Copenhagen in a showing organized by the Danish Free Press Society (Trykkefrihedsselskabet).

 

Prior to the showing in a murky Østerbro basement, Park's banned works were also shown at a swank reception in Christiansborg, the Danish parliament building. 

 

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