Banksy Loves New York: The Completed Mural

Streetart lovers, rejoice: the Colossal Media / Banksy collaboration that we spotted yesterday on the corner of Grand and Wooster is now complete. [Photo by Jake Dobkin.]

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By Jake Dobkin in News on September 28, 2008 11:08 AM

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bainsey

At least N.Y has the sense to keep its Banksy art.

Check out my post about Westminster Council erasing all the Banksy's from their streets.

UK Government Turns Art Critic

If you didn't know Westminster is where the UK government are based, coincidence or conspiracy? Anyway I've even had response from the one guy on the board who voted to keep it, shame on the suits...

tagginlikebanksy

banksy is sick

pete0121

I went to go check the exhibit out. It is pretty cool. I shot some pics of it too. You can see them here

http://www.ruprechtstudios.com/blog/2008/10/16/banksy-opens-pet-shop-in-new-york-city.html

yonas

Me likey!

Best859

I like it.

pete0121

Not sure if it is really the case...but one of the painters girlfriends said it was an add by colossal to promote the show for deitch gallery..not sure if she was supposed to say it...making it up...but she did tell me this

http://www.ruprechtstudios.com/blog/2008/9/27/banksy-coming-to-new-york-city.html

maqno

This doesn't look at all like a Banksy. It looks a lot more like someone imitating a Banksy. Yeah, its a rat drawing something, but it looks nothing like any of Banksy's other emblematic rats. For a good compariston example go to Banksy's website (www.banksy.co.uk) and scroll right on the "drawings" section.

Anyway, I guess you can judge for yourselves, but some American guy claiming to be working for Banksy doesn't seem like very solid evidence.

pushkinsmile

It's definitely a Banksy, my friend heard the mural was going up and went down and talked to the guy doing it, but Banksy wasnt there- it was a guy who was working for Banksy who said, "he hadnt met Banksy before, but that someone had given him this drawing to do" so, it calls into question the argument as to if you dont work on it, you cant call it yours... and to that i say no comment... as there is enough fodder to teach a college class on the subject.

everyAframe

Banksy New York will open on Sunday the 2nd of December at 1.00pm.

The gallery is situated at 502 W.27th Street, New York, NY 10001.

bluesdance

banksy or no, I dig

QM

It looks a lot like a banksy. The only reason it might not look like most of his other rats is because its a mural and not a stencil. It looks very much like all the rest of his rats though. I suggest some of you go back and take a good look at some of his other rats.