We’re moved by this new work by Banksy spotted in New Orleans. The prolific street artist created these pieces to serve as bold reminders of the devastation Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, and to pay homage to the citizens of New Orleans who continue to endure it.
SuperTouch reports:
Said Banksy of the operation, “Three years after Katrina I wanted to make a statement about the state of the clean-up operation,” and attested that the city’s levee wall offered “the best painting surface in the state of Louisiana.” In the art world, timing is everything, and as the anonymous bomber wraps up his project, the city once again braces for the onslaught of an oncoming tropical storm…
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Watching CNN right now – mandatory evacuation of New Orleans being announced by the mayor, Ray Nagin.
Scary stuff. The people who are determined to stay have been told they will be on their own with no emergency service support.
Poor people must be terrified.
August 30th, 2008 at 10:07 pm