Last week, a piece by the anonymous graffiti artist was stenciled onto a building at the northwest corner of 14th street and sixth avenue in New York City. The structure—a former bank building—was tagged with one of Banksy's trademark rats running around a clock that is native to the property. Along with another piece that popped up in the city last week, it is believed to be his latest intervention in the city since his October 2013 "residency".
The work has been drawing crowds to the old HSBC, which is slated for demolition in order to build a 13-story mixed-use building. This morning, according to Hyperallergic, the clock was taken down by four workmen who dismantled the clock motor and mechanism from the interior. The removal was apparently ordered by the property owner and is rumored to be going to auction for the owner to conveniently profit off of.
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banksy is played out
"Apparently." "Rumored."
Any factual information to pass along?
And I'm not sure that demolishing a building qualifies as a "convenient" way to profit from a graphic that the artist voluntary added to the structure.
^ *voluntarily*
I wonder if he is playing off the Five Points lawsuit where street artists were awarded a substantial settlement after the developer destroyed the works. That would be a classic setup.
Meh.
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