Banksy art attacked

Maybe it's Banksy going round and censoring himself before the authorities get to him...

bull. Not his style or philosophy. read his manifesto and see someone's being a little bitch, like "the splasher" in NYC. Stupid Avante guarde artists who think they're being artsy when they're just being douch bags

That really sums it up, this is probably done by someone who simultaneously loves Banksy, is jealous of him, and misunderstands him.

big deal. banksy still has access to spray paint...

more importantly, who the hell cares.

Definitely sad to hear that street art can't be protected, even with plastic coverings. It's just all a part of everything that is temporary, I guess. I wonder how Banksy feels.

well there are other walls to deface around the block i'm sure

Yeah , what a shame someone would deface graffitti . What's next covering up gang symbols ?

aw, Banksy hasn't been in the news for a few weeks and now THIS happens. Poor little sell-out...

Each and every banksy piece is created to get attention...sometimes the attention is not the sort which was anticipated, but that is part of putting yourself out there...you have to be willing to be open to many types of reactions from positive to negative to anything in between and around that...right....

Part of street art is that it's not permanent. It's not made to be there forever. I love Banksy's work, but this kind of thing just comes with the territory. He is painting in a public place.

ha! "Apocolipstick" =D love that word play =P ...nice

Destroying things it took so much time, thought, and talent to create isn't cool.

What a waste of priceless human talent.

Although it does make an intriguing statement about the stupidity of much of the "normal" gang-type graffiti that scars urban landscapes around the world.

If you're going to waste the time to create something for public display, at least try to make it meaningful and positive.

Maybe it's Bizarro world Banksy, Spanksy. He destroys graffiti.

this can be summed up in two words- job security. Graffitti gives painters work to do to cover it up, which in turn provides a fresh canvass to portray the latest evolution of the artists inspiration. its really a win win. theres plenty of paint to go around, lets see what he comes up with next.

although ruining art to be spiteful is shitty

probably some right wing fascist bullshit patriot.

All street art is fair game; Banksy is no exception.

Banksy is getting alot of publicity over this mysterious incident, hummm? Maybe self inflicted?

rebellion has taken over

Whatever.

"valuable piece in a worthless condition" This street art piece has no value because it is free.

Another thing is that Banksy (If he did this) knows the rules of the streets for art and graffiti. This kind of shit happens all the time, if someone didn't do that another person could have do it.

Oh no!!!

It's the end of the world!!!

don't get me wrong, i like his shit, but really? pieces get drawn/tagged over all the time, no big deal.

take it as a lesson in impermanence and move on. that is part of painting on the street. most of my peices have been painted over as well... altho its usually whoever owns the building, rather than another painter. i think this is pretty funny actually.