Banksy’s Three Story Piece in Soho
by L.A. Ruano, September 29, 2008

Seemingly still on his tour of the US, we hadn’t heard much from the British street artist since his endeavors in New Orleans. Recently, Banksy commissioned professional painters Colossal to put up his I Love NY rat piece in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood. The three story high work features a very ironic message, which we have come to expect throughout the years. More images after the jump.
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Banksy is dope… everyone needs to check out his pet shop exhibit in the vil… on Bleecker and 7th ave… the sh*t is sick!
has any one seen the “let them eat crack” rat on broadway?
The odd thing to me is that Banksy’s street pieces are usually a stencil job.
That looks like it’s just one of Banksy’s drawings, but enlarged. It’s not typical of Banksy outdoor pieces.
Colossal did this. To exactly what degree is Banksy involved?
http://gothamist.com/2008/09/27/banksy_mural_going_up_right_now_in.php
banksy didn’t do this, he commissioned billboard painters. Colossal media, look em up.
wut street is dat? grand n wut?
is that JENKS right under the peice to the right?
i fucking love this! this is my hero.
man. all his work has such meaning to it. the irony of a rat wearing a I <3 New York shirt is genius. Rats do LOVE NY..
The piece is 3 stories though.
Isn’t that building 4 stories???
It’s great to see these artists taking up spots in NYC. but I guess old Banksy is keeping with his quote about Blek Le Rat. “Everything I’ve done Blek Le Rat did 20 years ago”. But you gotta love it anyways.
Not sloppy, just a different type of method used. Someones jealous? He’s an artist, hop off…
What the hell is the “very ironic message”?
he is the HERO!
amaze hen sfk 3db aac
I like the idea however commissioning a set of artists to paint a piece you designed is kind of lame. However, Banksy is the man.
BANSKY big ups.
he is dope as hell…..ur lame
that’s fuckin sick man
what does it mean? represent da meaning of life?
Banksy fucking sucks. not an artist
^^it’s fucking 3 stories tall and he probably did it in a night, cut the man some slack.
looks pretty sloppy
haha i got a throwie right on that wall to the left.. ASR !
AWESOME! I love his work.
A different view here
banksy
I passed that a couple of times already as my college is right in SoHo. Hot
soooo sick
banksy is well good.
Sickness.