I wasn’t that impressed with the first “I heart NY” Banksy rat that went up on Grand Street last week, but this one kicks ass. It’s right on Broadway too, visible in your rear view mirrors as you head down to Wall Street. Broadway and Howard Street.
That’s an MBW Campbell’s spraypaint can on the left. [...]
Someone grabbing an MBW off the wall.
Update: Saturday, Oct 4. The Spock and two Michael Jackson prints are gone.
I saw something about this on the Gothamist this morning and figured there would probably also be some new stuff on the Candy Factory wall. So I went out in the drizzle to check it out.
gothamist.com/2008/09/27/banksy_mural_going_up_right_now_…
Looks like a modified Degas to me, but I haven’t been able to find the original.