kobron
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by kobron on Oct 19, 2013 17:33:52 GMT 1, โAre you going to be rich?โ That is the first question people ask me upon finding out that in the wee morning hours of October 17, the famed street artist Banksy painted a mural on the side of a building my family owns in East Williamsburg. The truth is โ at the end of an exhausting day filled with phone calls talking to lawyers, security companies, art experts, and reporters โ I have no idea what it means. There is no rule book when one of the most famous artists in the world decides to drop his work into your life. The painting on our building was the seventeenth piece of art to appear during Banksy's monthlong tour in New York. Each day, the shadowy London-based graffiti artist leaves behind a work of art somewhere in city. The two prior days had witnessed the appearance of a small silhouette of the Twin Towers spray-painted on a wall in Tribeca and a sculpture of an expectant Ronald McDonald getting his shoes shined by a real human being in the South Bronx. Mayor Bloomberg has promised to paint over any Banksy pieces on city property and has labeled him a vandal. โYou running up to somebodyโs property or public property and defacing it is not my definition of art,โ he told the reporters on Wednesday. The NYPD has promised to charge him โ if they can find him. I had been following the Banksy phenomenon with mild interest (my husband is a fan), but had no idea what was in store for our family when my father texted me yesterday morning, "Banksy painted our building last night and a huge crowd is forming. What should we do?" On the side of the old brick building that houses a thriving optical business, there are now two geishas, one with an umbrella, strolling over a "bridge" formed by one of the basement window arches. At the bottom of the arch is a spreading tree. It is beautiful. But whether we like it or not, my sisters, father, and I have suddenly found ourselves in the position of being responsible for this notable piece of public art. nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/im-the-accidental-owner-of-a-banksy.html
โAre you going to be rich?โ That is the first question people ask me upon finding out that in the wee morning hours of October 17, the famed street artist Banksy painted a mural on the side of a building my family owns in East Williamsburg. The truth is โ at the end of an exhausting day filled with phone calls talking to lawyers, security companies, art experts, and reporters โ I have no idea what it means. There is no rule book when one of the most famous artists in the world decides to drop his work into your life. The painting on our building was the seventeenth piece of art to appear during Banksy's monthlong tour in New York. Each day, the shadowy London-based graffiti artist leaves behind a work of art somewhere in city. The two prior days had witnessed the appearance of a small silhouette of the Twin Towers spray-painted on a wall in Tribeca and a sculpture of an expectant Ronald McDonald getting his shoes shined by a real human being in the South Bronx. Mayor Bloomberg has promised to paint over any Banksy pieces on city property and has labeled him a vandal. โYou running up to somebodyโs property or public property and defacing it is not my definition of art,โ he told the reporters on Wednesday. The NYPD has promised to charge him โ if they can find him. I had been following the Banksy phenomenon with mild interest (my husband is a fan), but had no idea what was in store for our family when my father texted me yesterday morning, "Banksy painted our building last night and a huge crowd is forming. What should we do?" On the side of the old brick building that houses a thriving optical business, there are now two geishas, one with an umbrella, strolling over a "bridge" formed by one of the basement window arches. At the bottom of the arch is a spreading tree. It is beautiful. But whether we like it or not, my sisters, father, and I have suddenly found ourselves in the position of being responsible for this notable piece of public art. nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/im-the-accidental-owner-of-a-banksy.html
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 17:40:16 GMT 1, Load of arse.
Load of arse.
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tartarus
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by tartarus on Oct 19, 2013 17:48:11 GMT 1, i hope its the little something on a cop shop that i requested, if it is, its defo an arse!
i hope its the little something on a cop shop that i requested, if it is, its defo an arse!
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dotdot
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by dotdot on Oct 19, 2013 17:53:17 GMT 1, Well after the effort in londres last year something of a similar vein had to be tried out here to gauge the reaction... I suppose.
Doesn't make the viewer think much , nor probably guffaw for more than a couple of secs.. That's about it.. Over in a flash, as it were.. ( next ! as sahb would scream)
Well how could he / they follow yesterdays blast of fresh air ? Lets see if the Instagram board pops up for this one , I'd guess not.. No Omar .. No locals demanding sponnies... Perhaps just people with INSTAphones..
Well after the effort in londres last year something of a similar vein had to be tried out here to gauge the reaction... I suppose.
Doesn't make the viewer think much , nor probably guffaw for more than a couple of secs.. That's about it.. Over in a flash, as it were.. ( next ! as sahb would scream)
Well how could he / they follow yesterdays blast of fresh air ? Lets see if the Instagram board pops up for this one , I'd guess not.. No Omar .. No locals demanding sponnies... Perhaps just people with INSTAphones..
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Bet drachinfire is really glad he bothered now.
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doyle
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by doyle on Oct 19, 2013 18:04:26 GMT 1, Does not make sense. I'd sooner prefer to think of it as a rear, rather than a front! You do your own thing matey. We'll ignore the curvy feminine hips, the va***al like entry and past pieces of a similar nature like the street topiary. defo from the back, otherwise she has some hairy garden path going on.that line above the hole is the division between her butt cheeks
Does not make sense. I'd sooner prefer to think of it as a rear, rather than a front! You do your own thing matey. We'll ignore the curvy feminine hips, the va***al like entry and past pieces of a similar nature like the street topiary. defo from the back, otherwise she has some hairy garden path going on.that line above the hole is the division between her butt cheeks
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 18:08:11 GMT 1, I still hope there is more to it than just the ants and the two lines.
I still hope there is more to it than just the ants and the two lines.
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kobron
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by kobron on Oct 19, 2013 18:08:59 GMT 1, Wizzy if you want to to find some ants ....
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drachinfire
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by drachinfire on Oct 19, 2013 18:19:04 GMT 1, Bet drachinfire is really glad he bothered now.
Seriously....
Glad everyone can see it in its pristine state now.
Bet drachinfire is really glad he bothered now. Seriously.... Glad everyone can see it in its pristine state now.
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dotdot
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by dotdot on Oct 19, 2013 18:20:14 GMT 1,
Makes you wonder are we going to see (dead) ants on ebay...
Hope they're not fire ants for their sake (today's insta flock) , do you get them in NYC...?
Makes you wonder are we going to see (dead) ants on ebay... Hope they're not fire ants for their sake (today's insta flock) , do you get them in NYC...?
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kobron
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by kobron on Oct 19, 2013 18:24:25 GMT 1, I still hope there is more to it than just the ants and the two lines. there's always something someone finds something ...
This is America!
I still hope there is more to it than just the ants and the two lines. there's always something someone finds something ... This is America!
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Warm Gun
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Warm Gun on Oct 19, 2013 18:34:34 GMT 1, You do your own thing matey. We'll ignore the curvy feminine hips, the va***al like entry and past pieces of a similar nature like the street topiary. defo from the back, otherwise she has some hairy garden path going on.that line above the hole is the division between her butt cheeks Erm, no.
You do your own thing matey. We'll ignore the curvy feminine hips, the va***al like entry and past pieces of a similar nature like the street topiary. defo from the back, otherwise she has some hairy garden path going on.that line above the hole is the division between her butt cheeks Erm, no.
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courier
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by courier on Oct 19, 2013 18:37:26 GMT 1, Hymen-optera?
(The Hymenoptera is one of the larger orders of insect. It includes the wasps, bees, ants and sawflies)
coined in Mod.L. 1748 by Linnรฆus from Gk. hymen (gen. hymenos) "membrane" + pteron "wing" Dictionary.com
Hymen-optera?
(The Hymenoptera is one of the larger orders of insect. It includes the wasps, bees, ants and sawflies)
coined in Mod.L. 1748 by Linnรฆus from Gk. hymen (gen. hymenos) "membrane" + pteron "wing" Dictionary.com
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drachinfire
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by drachinfire on Oct 19, 2013 18:40:07 GMT 1, I will be seriously impressed if anyone manages to find this.
I will be seriously impressed if anyone manages to find this.
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kbfrombk
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by kbfrombk on Oct 19, 2013 18:44:02 GMT 1, For anyone in search, I recommend sticking along the railroad... Kinda looks like the wall of one of the embankments to me.
For anyone in search, I recommend sticking along the railroad... Kinda looks like the wall of one of the embankments to me.
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 18:45:07 GMT 1, Bet drachinfire is really glad he bothered now. Seriously.... Glad everyone can see it in its pristine state now. I think you did a great job on it. It's just, I got a bad feeling about the owners intentions and it looks a bit like a caged animal with that roller-door. Happy to be wrong though.
Bet drachinfire is really glad he bothered now. Seriously.... Glad everyone can see it in its pristine state now. I think you did a great job on it. It's just, I got a bad feeling about the owners intentions and it looks a bit like a caged animal with that roller-door. Happy to be wrong though.
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sufsean
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by sufsean on Oct 19, 2013 18:46:20 GMT 1, Anyone in Times Square or Central Park today to see if another canvas/print stunt is happening?
Anyone in Times Square or Central Park today to see if another canvas/print stunt is happening?
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 18:46:33 GMT 1, I will be seriously impressed if anyone manages to find this.
I will be seriously impressed if even anyone is trying to find this.
I will be seriously impressed if anyone manages to find this. I will be seriously impressed if even anyone is trying to find this.
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kbfrombk
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by kbfrombk on Oct 19, 2013 18:46:58 GMT 1, I will be seriously impressed if even anyone is trying to find this. +1 !!
I will be seriously impressed if even anyone is trying to find this. +1 !!
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Quinnster
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Quinnster on Oct 19, 2013 18:48:07 GMT 1, Anyone in Times Square or Central Park today to see if another canvas/print stunt is happening?
It's not
Anyone in Times Square or Central Park today to see if another canvas/print stunt is happening? It's not
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Agent Provocateur on Oct 19, 2013 18:49:46 GMT 1, Waiting for the ferry now, just missed one... I'll stick by the railroad thing as advised!
No more info. anywhere? I've just got pictures of the Anthill Mob in my mind.
Ho hum, hope there's a bar over there.
Waiting for the ferry now, just missed one... I'll stick by the railroad thing as advised!
No more info. anywhere? I've just got pictures of the Anthill Mob in my mind.
Ho hum, hope there's a bar over there.
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Emile
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Emile on Oct 19, 2013 18:51:45 GMT 1, Anyone in Times Square or Central Park today to see if another canvas/print stunt is happening? It's not
website says its a 1 time thing
Anyone in Times Square or Central Park today to see if another canvas/print stunt is happening? It's not website says its a 1 time thing
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 18:52:11 GMT 1, Waiting for the ferry now, just missed one... I'll stick by the railroad thing as advised! No more info. anywhere? I've just got pictures of the Anthill Mob in my mind. Ho hum, hope there's a bar over there. I am seriously impressed!!
Waiting for the ferry now, just missed one... I'll stick by the railroad thing as advised! No more info. anywhere? I've just got pictures of the Anthill Mob in my mind. Ho hum, hope there's a bar over there. I am seriously impressed!!
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Agent Provocateur on Oct 19, 2013 18:55:21 GMT 1, I've got a feeling I will regret my adventure on the high seas today... but ho hum, I'm here so might as hav a search.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum and that pirate malarky!
I've got a feeling I will regret my adventure on the high seas today... but ho hum, I'm here so might as hav a search.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum and that pirate malarky!
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doyle
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by doyle on Oct 19, 2013 18:56:15 GMT 1, good luck AP
good luck AP
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Agent Provocateur on Oct 19, 2013 18:57:10 GMT 1, Can anyone tell they've got free wifi in the terminal... and the ferry's free so it suites my budget.
Can anyone tell they've got free wifi in the terminal... and the ferry's free so it suites my budget.
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kbfrombk
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by kbfrombk on Oct 19, 2013 18:58:46 GMT 1, Waiting for the ferry now, just missed one... I'll stick by the railroad thing as advised! No more info. anywhere? I've just got pictures of the Anthill Mob in my mind. Ho hum, hope there's a bar over there.
Wow crazy impressed. How are you getting around, you know SI is a wasteland as far as transit right?
Waiting for the ferry now, just missed one... I'll stick by the railroad thing as advised! No more info. anywhere? I've just got pictures of the Anthill Mob in my mind. Ho hum, hope there's a bar over there. Wow crazy impressed. How are you getting around, you know SI is a wasteland as far as transit right?
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Quinnster
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Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by Quinnster on Oct 19, 2013 19:00:20 GMT 1, Can anyone tell they've got free wifi in the terminal... and the ferry's free so it suites my budget.
Well done bro for going I'm jealous but my budgets even smaller than yours :-(
Can anyone tell they've got free wifi in the terminal... and the ferry's free so it suites my budget. Well done bro for going I'm jealous but my budgets even smaller than yours :-(
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