Monday, February 11, 2008

Banking on Banksy!



After a wall was sold on Ebay for £280,100, it looks like sell Banksy walls has become a trend. Yes the whole damn wall! And that didn't include removal.
It looks like a London businessman is selling a wall featuring Banksy graffiti following the online sale.
The painting, on a wall on the side of a motorcycle shop in Clerkenwell road in London, features four old people in typical hip hop poses.
It originally read 'Thug For Life' before being changed to 'Old Skool' after other graffiti artists defaced it.
Sources say a metal makeshift shelter went up roof and all, about a month ago. One another website i found it tells more of the expensive professional removal of the wall which is said to be done brick by brick! It also says the businessman already has a buyer for the wall!
This is getting kinda ridiculous! If people are spend thousands to remove these walls covered in what is in fact graffiti, why are there people going to jail everyday for donating these works of art??? Huh?

Read more about the wall removal and see more photos here!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

huh looks like its time to go on a night "wall removal" run on that apartment building on melrose...

whose in!@?