In addition to the Crayon Soldier being buffed, Banksy's 'This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant' is being removed today, and M&F has the exclusive drop. Click the jump for more
It seems the life span of a Banksy piece in LA is less than two weeks.
Today is the day Banksy died in LA, as two of the remaining 4 pieces from his recent trip were painted over and crated off.
The Crayon Soldier was painted over, and now Banksy's 'This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant' is being removed from its location in Santa Monica along the PCH.
According to what we've heard, someone who wanted the piece approached the land owner and purchased it from him.
We are kind of surprised that someone would want this piece. Sure, its a Banksy, but it is not very aesthetic. And, even more to the point, it is absolutely HUGE. You can see in the pics that the 'Elephant' is bigger than the crane or the semi. We are interested to hear where this ends up.
But today is kind of sad, because we thought the remaining pieces would last longer. Now there are only 2 remaining Banksy's. The pissing Bulldog (which has a full-time security guard protecting it) and the Crayon House Foreclosure (which is covered and protected with plexiglass). So hurry over to see the last remaining Banksy pieces because they could disappear any time.
***Big thanks to Will for the pic***
