Banksy If Graffiti Changed Anything It Would Be Illegal
Banksy – If Graffiti Changed Anything – It Would Be Illegal
Banksy ‘If Graffiti Changed Anything – It Would Be Illegal’ There’s an old saying ‘If Voting Changed Anything – It Would Be Illegal’ and this latest banksy piece is a direct riff on that. Found in the the Fitzrovia district above Oxford Street in London and just round the corner from the Post Office Tower and a pretty large squat it first came to attention around the end of April 2011. A fully fledged Banksy rat had previously been a pretty rare sight in London for a few years before this one appeared (with the exception of one on the canal at Camden). This chap has paint all over its left paw and had put a print on the wall.
It was painted on a wall covered with flaking paint which would make it a tricky job to steal and more than likely will reduce its life expectancy.
And yes, real graffiti does have the power to effect change, however small _ and it works best when its illegal….
STATUS: Still running but under perspex
photo: artofthestate.co.uk 2011
Banksy ‘If Graffiti Changed Anything _ It Would Be Illegal’
Image Reference : SABYILLE001
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