Monday, January 29, 2007

Street Art Saga Twist: London Banksy Nicked; Thieves Leave Wall in Paddington Bare


no ball games banksy
Originally uploaded by prokillrat.
From our friends across the pond at BBC News comes a new twist in the ongoing drama surrounding 'street art'. A celebrated Banksy stencil of a rat playing ball - done beneath a "No Ball Games" sign in London's Paddington section, has been removed by thieves using a power grinder.

The artwork, done by Banksy in his early days, was considered by locals to be "something of a local landmark". The stolen piece was briefly put up for sale on eBay - at an asking price of £20,000 - then taken down amid complaints.

For whatever reason, the strange happenings in the world of graffiti/street art have been hitting the mainstream media lately, with BBC News soliciting reader photos of London-area Banksys, and the New York Times picking up the Dadaism / Faile / Banksy story in Sunday's City section (including an appreciated imnotsayin mention).

Banksy Wall Art Stolen [BBC News]

For Vandals, An Ironic Target: Street Artists [NY Times]

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