Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarine artist Robert Wyland is suing FIFA for $25 million after his whale mural in downtown Dallas was painted over to make space for a World Cup advertisement. The mural, titled “Ocean Life” or Whaling Wall 82, had been a 17,000-square-foot public art fixture on the Texas Utilities Building since 1999. Wyland alleges that the artwork was destroyed without his knowledge or consent, violating the federal Visual Artists Rights Act. The lawsuit names FIFA, FIFA (Americas), Inc., FWC2026 US, Inc., 3PZ Property Company, LLC, and Slate Asset Management as defendants. A spokesperson for Slate Asset Management claimed they were informed by local groups that Wyland had been notified about the wall's use. In fullDallas artist sues FIFA for $25 million after his giant whale mural was destroyed in World Cup preparationsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Artist sues FIFA for $25 million after Dallas whale mural painted over for World Cup
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarine artist Robert Wyland is suing FIFA for $25 million after his whale mural in downtown Dallas was painted over to make space for a World Cup advertisement. The mural, titled “Ocean Life” or Whaling Wall 82, had been a 17,000-square-foot public art fixture on the Texas Utilities Building since 1999. Wyland alleges that the artwork was destroyed without his knowledge or consent, violating the federal Visual Artists Rights Act. The lawsuit names FIFA, FIFA (Americas), Inc., FWC2026 US, Inc., 3PZ Property Company, LLC, and Slate Asset Management as defendants. A spokesperson for Slate Asset Management claimed they were informed by local groups that Wyland had been notified about the wall's use. In fullDallas artist sues FIFA for $25 million after his giant whale mural was destroyed in World Cup preparationsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
