Banksy’s Three Story Piece in Soho

by L.A. Ruano, September 29, 2008

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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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30 Responses

  1. Posted by: arj on October 13, 2008 at 9:50 am

    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!

  2. Posted by: Shamester on October 4, 2008 at 1:28 am

    has any one seen the “let them eat crack” rat on broadway?

  3. Posted by: alexander worthington iii @ steelcloset.com on October 2, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    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.

  4. Posted by: alexander worthington iii @ steelcloset.com on October 2, 2008 at 6:50 pm

    Colossal did this. To exactly what degree is Banksy involved?

    http://gothamist.com/2008/09/27/banksy_mural_going_up_right_now_in.php

  5. Posted by: bob on October 2, 2008 at 9:57 am

    banksy didn’t do this, he commissioned billboard painters. Colossal media, look em up.

  6. Posted by: Latsyrc on September 30, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    wut street is dat? grand n wut?

  7. Posted by: HellaHypeBeast on September 30, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    is that JENKS right under the peice to the right?

  8. Posted by: dreamcrusher on September 30, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    i fucking love this! this is my hero.

  9. Posted by: Hieroglyphics on September 30, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    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..

  10. Posted by: np2fast on September 30, 2008 at 11:35 am

    The piece is 3 stories though.

  11. Posted by: Sammy on September 30, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Isn’t that building 4 stories???

  12. Posted by: rootsmonz on September 30, 2008 at 7:54 am

    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.

  13. Posted by: Gimmeyoshoes on September 30, 2008 at 1:18 am

    Not sloppy, just a different type of method used. Someones jealous? He’s an artist, hop off…

  14. Posted by: Um... on September 30, 2008 at 12:29 am

    What the hell is the “very ironic message”?

  15. Posted by: black fryday on September 29, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    he is the HERO!

  16. Posted by: jjahy on September 29, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    amaze hen sfk 3db aac

  17. Posted by: internet on September 29, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    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.

  18. Posted by: FKYOURSYSTEM on September 29, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    BANSKY big ups.

  19. Posted by: lobsky on September 29, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    he is dope as hell…..ur lame

  20. Posted by: boost on September 29, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    that’s fuckin sick man

  21. Posted by: jaime on September 29, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    what does it mean? represent da meaning of life?

  22. Posted by: skabaconska on September 29, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    Banksy fucking sucks. not an artist

  23. Posted by: F.A.G. on September 29, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    ^^it’s fucking 3 stories tall and he probably did it in a night, cut the man some slack.

  24. Posted by: jaredtoy on September 29, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    looks pretty sloppy

  25. Posted by: Ones on September 29, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    haha i got a throwie right on that wall to the left.. ASR !

  26. Posted by: nosieisgolden on September 29, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    AWESOME! I love his work.

  27. Posted by: Marc on September 29, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    A different view here
    banksy

  28. Posted by: Stylez on September 29, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    I passed that a couple of times already as my college is right in SoHo. Hot

  29. Posted by: ian on September 29, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    soooo sick

  30. Posted by: Seth on September 29, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    banksy is well good.
    Sickness.