L.A. Residents Try to Save Banksy Mural
According to the people posting on this Facebook event page, Urban Outfitters, a retailer that usually tries just a little too hard to be cool, is threatening to paint over a new work by the world's most famous street artist. We can't confirm whether Urban Outfitters is that boneheaded, but it's nice to see the public rise to the defense of art, regardless.
According to the people posting on this Facebook event page, Urban Outfitters, a retailer that usually tries just a little too hard to be cool, is threatening to paint over a new work by the world’s most famous street artist. We can’t confirm whether Urban Outfitters is that boneheaded, but it’s nice to see the public rise to the defense of art, regardless.
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