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Aug 08Banksy strikes, is struck in turn.
Banksy went on a spree recently in NoLA: Flickr gallery found here.
HT to Murketing, which also clued me in to the existence of Fred Radtke, a New Orleans resident with a hatred of graf that verges on pathological. He covers graffiti with uniformly blank gray paint, and likens himself to “a Band-Aid on top of a disease that’s happening out there.” After covering some part of New Orleans’ vibrancy with his bland bandage, he takes a photo–he claims to have ten albums full of blanked-out pictures.
Banksy knew about Radtke coming in; one of his pieces showed a painter covering over flowers. Not long after, the rest of the flowers were covered–but not in Radtke’s trademark gray. No word yet on who the joker is, but enjoy them while you can.