Banksy Defaced

bristol | protests | news report Monday April 06, 2009 08:01 by Appropriate Media - Appropriate Media appropriate.media101 at gmail dot com

Appropriate Media retaliate

In the early hours of Monday 6 April 2009, Banksy's 'Mild Mild West' on Stokes Croft in Bristol (UK) was repainted by a member of Appropriate Media, presenting an alternative version of this 'alternative Bristol landmark'.

Banksy Mild Mild West Defaced

Through this action, Appropriate Media asks “What is the value of street art?”. How much time and money will be spent to restore this urban 'masterpiss' by urban masterpisser, Banksy.

Come on, you only care about it cos its a Banksy and he sells his lazy polemics to Hollywood movie stars for big bucks.

Come on, you only care about it cos makes you feel edgy and urban to tour round the inner city in your 4x4, taking in the tired coffee table subversion that graffiti has become.

Appropriate Media state:

Graffiti artists are the copywriters for the capitalist created phenomenon of urban art.
Graffiti artists are the performing spray-can monkeys for gentrification.

We call for the appropriate and legitimate use of public and private property.

We are taking matters into our own hands.
We will not seek permission.
We will retaliate.

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