Banksy?

Posted by: Christine Golus

We were in Detroit visiting the DIA’s Through African Eyes exhibit. Afterwards we set off on a Banksy hunt. We had read the Metro Times story Bansky Bombs Detroit. We stopped on Cass Avenue near Willis, across from Curl Up & Dye salon. Was this it??? Kid Draws His Garden??? mmm, we had that uncomfortable feeling parked across from the wall … is this art, was it art, is someone pulling our leg? We drove away confused, but later when I referred back to the article and compared the original against my photo you can see it was a Banksy. The Metro Times notes its’ fate: “…out came the power-washer and, despite the pleas from the ladies at Curl Up, it was buffed out, leaving a ghostly charcoal outline against the gray slab. That wall with Banksy was worth at least twice as much as the whole property’s asking price. “

Someone obviously traced over some of the original line drawing with new paint or chalk, but underneath are the faint remains of the Banksy. So I guess we did indeed see the “ghost” of Banksy.

See more of his work here.

 

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