Banksy piece gets painted over.
June 9th, 2008
Soon after Banksy’s latest work appeared on a North London street, conscientious workers from Islington Council have obliterated it, by whitewashing the offending wall. The 4ft by 4ft stencil, set on a lime green background, depicted two young girls sitting at a desk with a Kalashnikov rifle, playing with bullets rather than pencils.
Last year, Islington Council compiled a list of works by Banksy in their area to prevent them being painted over. A council spokesman now says: ‘It’s graffiti and we treat it that way, whether it’s Banksy or not. Residents in the houses opposite complained and we covered it up.
Read the full story (with some nice Banksy photos) on www.dailymail.co.uk.
