16 coats of paint. Chile's military dictatorship so hated one of Roberto Matta's murals that it covered it with this much paint.
3 years. It took this long to be able to recover this defamed artwork. The restoration actually started in 2005. It was only put into display once again just this very year.
Just what this mural is all about? Read on.
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