Gothamist: Banksy in Brooklyn

Carl

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:43:37 -0500

Went to scope it out yesterday and it was taken down. Not sure when.

kt

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:28:45 -0500

Also wondering if it's still up. . .

k

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:50:14 -0500

Anyone know if this is still up?

Clyde Harris

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:23:16 -0500

saw some killer banksy tees for sale at some store in park city,utah @ chester's blacksmith shop...never seen them before....

zincink

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:34:12 -0500

i'm sick of street art. zzzzz

pt

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:18:18 -0500

This is on North 6th between Wythe and Kent (just on the other side of Galapagos and North Six)

B

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:17:49 -0500

Yes, buildings are ugly, architects have no sense of style, let's cover their work in shit. More is more.

easy joke

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:11:23 -0500

Ugh. Everybody has to be an art critic. umm not everybody. however: banksy himself became a critic (sort of) when he glued his stuff to the museum walls! tee hee.

kim

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:07:45 -0500

Banksy in Brooklyn is a real treat! Does anyone know where some of his stuff is located?

easy joke

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:59:45 -0500

...Banksy was able to sneak his own art into four of the most important museums in NYC ...yes! celebrate the genius wit and poo-poo (nod to quahogian) the middling stuff. more isn't better

whatever

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:58:10 -0500

Ugh. Everybody has to be an art critic.

nawaki

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:52:46 -0500

wow..that grafiti look real.. look like in 3D

easy joke

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:47:52 -0500

ooookay. it's an easy visual joke eg "wires (dangerous) can be jumpropes (fun)!" and doesn't have much/any site-specific relevance, unlike some things he did, say, on the wall in israel. and, of course, its vandalism, but that's a different conversation.... the point being: he comes to the big apple and this is what we get? hold him to a higher standard.

quahogian

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:45:20 -0500

Wonderfull painting/artwork/grafitti. I like what he says on his website, especially the following paragraph: 'The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.' simple and brilliant...like his work

whatever

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:41:18 -0500

You forgot to mention how Banksy was able to sneak his own art into four of the most important museums in NYC, namely the Metropolitan Art Museum, the Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. With the aid of some super glue, Banksy affixed his own masterpieces to the walls of these eminent institutions. Too funny! Check it out: http://www.woostercollective.com/2005/03/a_wooster_exclusive_banksy_hit.html

nic

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:30:16 -0500

i think it just did

Aristocrat

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:21:27 -0500

How long until the "sell-out" comment emerges...tick...tick....

David Topping

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:14:46 -0500

Banksy's work is incredible. If you guys don't want him, Toronto will gladly take him off your hands, free of charge.

mamba

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:07:20 -0500

It may sorta be vandalism - but it sure ain't pure and simple. Lovit!

wburger

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:57:24 -0500

collin (and gothamist), where in williamsburg is this piece located? i'd like to check it out.

dan soda

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:55:36 -0500

isn't this vandalism, pure and simple?

Wank

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:47:54 -0500

We were on the roof and just saw this dude spilling paint all over the ground in front of the door. We yelled "what the fuck are you doing? That's our door you know." They wouldn't answer us and was trying to hurry up and get out of there...

cdjames

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:41:12 -0500

Throwin beer bottles?? It's an honor to have a Banksy on your door! You should be so lucky...

collin

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:40:47 -0500

This piece looks phenomenal in person. The two characters are about 40 ft apart with the cord spooling all over the ground.

Wank

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:31:12 -0500

Yeah, I saw him and his friend putting a piece up on my friend's door. So we threw some beer bottles at him. He ran away.

Wank

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:28:24 -0500

Yeah, I saw him and his friend trying to put a piece up on my friends door so we tossed some beer bottles at him from the roof. He ran away.