Aussie Sculpture by the Sea at Bondi beach marred by bad weather

Australia's famous outdoor art exhibition - Sculpture by the Sea - which has been held annually at the iconic Bondi beach for the last 20 years, had a bad run this year with several of its artworks being damaged by bad weather.

So far, two artworks were confirmed to have been destroyed while another three have been severely damaged by a storm that occurred between Bondi and Tamarama beaches on Sydney's coast on Monday, less than a week after its opening.

Among artists whose artworks suffered damage are Bronek Kosta, Alyssa Sykes-Smith, Angelika Summa and Anne Levich while Sang Sug Kim's artwork, though severely damaged, was salvageable in the end and is currently being repositioned, organizers said.

An exhibition's spokesperson told Xinhua that the show is still very much alive and members of the public have been down there on Tuesday morning and are still continuing to enjoy the sculptures along the famous beach stretch.

"About 98 percent of the exhibition will be as it was, by early afternoon (Tuesday) today," the spokesperson said.

The Sculpture by the Sea exhibition is Australia's largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition that was first initiated in 1997.

Held from Oct. 20 to Nov. 6 at Bondi beach this year, the annual event features sculptures by both Australian and overseas artists. Endit