A well-known Miami graffiti artist is facing criminal charges after allegedly sneaking into the shuttered Miami Seaquarium and spray-painting an announcer’s booth.
According to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest complaint, a security guard noticed Adam Vargas (AKA Atomik), the 45-year-old artist most known for the smiling oranges seen tagged throughout South Florida, arriving at the park on a bike on Monday. The guard alerted police, who saw Vargas “actively spray-painting the announcer’s booth inside the Golden Dome” of the park, which will close in October 2025 following years of decline and outrage from animal rights groups.
Police said Vargas eventually admitted to entering and vandalizing the park…