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"Banksy Billboard On Sunset Boulevard Removed
Banksy has been popping up all over Los Angeles this week. From a stencil of a boy soldier (armed with crayons) in Westwood to a mischievous Charlie Brown, Banksy seemed to be reveling in childhood nostalgia. But while these two pieces (located in an alley and on an abandoned building) are still standing, his third mural was quickly torn down.
The third piece, on a prominent Sunset Boulevard billboard, depicted a strung-out Mickey and Minnie Mouse partying with the advertisement's model. YouTube user flashmobsandiego, who posted footage of the sign being taken down, says "Someone, somewhere is gonna make a looooot of money off that piece of 'trash' as they called it. I feel privileged to have had a Banksy mural outside my window for 2 days."
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CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Sooooooooooo, what's the 1st thing that a world renowned graffiti artist does when they touchdown in Hollywood, CA for the Oscars? Don't ask stupid questions. They go bombing of course! And that's exactly what Bristol, England's finest contemporary street artist Banksy did. In Los Scandalous for a fortnight to vie for Tinsel Town's most coveted golden trophy - for his brilliant foray into cinema, "Exit Through The Gift Shop", which is up for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film - the shadowy virtuoso of vandalism has taken it back to the streets in a major way.
What began with his unmistakably unique stencil and spray painted brand of punditry popping up on random buildings throughout L.A. earlier this week has seemingly(?) crescendoed with this billboard hack above the 76 Station @ Sunset and North Laurel Avenue. Now, THAT'S entertainment! The message here is that clearly even super models like to party with a skidrow Mickey and Minnie Mouse gone off flasks of cheap booze and a Charlie Sheen sized briefcase full of booger sugar! Nice.
Alas, just as I prepared to go to press with this post, preeminent gossip source of record, TMZ, has reported that this Disney® on dope billboard was snatched down by the billboard company and rolled up ever so gently for "safe keeping". Yeah, the billboard company most definitely knows what time it is. One man's defacement of private property is another man's high end art auction house dream come true! Act like Y.O.U. know bro.
BONUS:
Uno.
Dos.
Above I have included video of the actual billboard and it's removal from earlier this afternoon.
What began with his unmistakably unique stencil and spray painted brand of punditry popping up on random buildings throughout L.A. earlier this week has seemingly(?) crescendoed with this billboard hack above the 76 Station @ Sunset and North Laurel Avenue. Now, THAT'S entertainment! The message here is that clearly even super models like to party with a skidrow Mickey and Minnie Mouse gone off flasks of cheap booze and a Charlie Sheen sized briefcase full of booger sugar! Nice.
Alas, just as I prepared to go to press with this post, preeminent gossip source of record, TMZ, has reported that this Disney® on dope billboard was snatched down by the billboard company and rolled up ever so gently for "safe keeping". Yeah, the billboard company most definitely knows what time it is. One man's defacement of private property is another man's high end art auction house dream come true! Act like Y.O.U. know bro.
BONUS:
Uno.
Dos.
Above I have included video of the actual billboard and it's removal from earlier this afternoon.
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