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For the people in San Francisco, Banksy has apparently done some art at Valencia between 19th and 20th. It's above Little Otsu. We went to see it yesterday and

• hugh3 17y ago
  On whose property? Did he get the owner's permission beforehand?
  • sh1mmer 17y ago
    This is someone who has done graffiti on the west bank wall mocking the IDF. My guess is probably not.
    • hugh3 17y ago
      Then why would anyone want to support this asshole? I'm tempted to go paint over whatever he did.
      • dotBen 17y ago
        I don't think you are getting the whole 'street art' thing, hugh3. I guess you are also wondering where people collected all of those permissions to share media on Pirate Bay, too?
        • cturner 17y ago
          Poor analogy.
          • steveklabnik 17y ago
            It's only poor if you don't consider intellectual property "real" property. If you do, it's reasonable.
            • cturner 16y ago
              It's the obligation of the person choosing the analogy to pick one that connects with the audience. It's supposed to make the communication simpler, not to add more burden. Hence, it was a poor analogy.
      • brandonkm 17y ago
        I don't think getting permission was ever part of the protocol with graffiti artists.
      • sh1mmer 17y ago
        I doubt the business would appreciate you blacking out their Banksy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1549107/Banksys-300000-film-noir-mural-blacked-out.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1549107/Banksys-30000...
• Timothee 17y ago
  I saw it on Thursday indeed. It's the rat seen on the OP webpage with "Exit at the gift shop", if I remember correctly. Found right here, above Amnesia actually: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=valencia+st,+sf,+ca&sll=37.8423,-122.29543&sspn=0.010218,0.020492&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Valencia+St,+San+Francisco,+California&ll=37.7594,-122.421362&spn=0.010229,0.020492&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=37.759307,-122.421351&panoid=ItMmsyfJCqkFX_59FLE5gA&cbp=12,125.64,,0,-6.87 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&#38...
  • rantfoil 17y ago
    Interesting artifact: Amnesia is one of the hippest live venues / bars in the area, kind of ground zero for Mission hipsterdom. That it now has the art of Banksy really only elevates it to new echelons of cool never before seen this side of Valencia.
  • sh1mmer 17y ago
    It's not the rat. http://www.flickr.com/photos/troyholden/4544878324/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/troyholden/4544878324/ Although the rat has apparently been spotted in SOMA. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapshure/4547103038/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapshure/4547103038/