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HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:41 PM Jul 2012

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Banksy's checked in to the olympics

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Banksy's checked in to the olympics (Original Post) HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 OP

Banksy is incredible. Absolutely LOVED when the Simpsons allowed him to take over Grown2Hate Jul 2012 #1

No, it's new HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #2

Oh, wow. Thanks! :) I remember something similar he did in Israel (on the West Bank Grown2Hate Jul 2012 #3

Where are these? nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #4

From the website (see link above) HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #5

Grown2Hate

(2,013 posts)

1. Banksy is incredible. Absolutely LOVED when the Simpsons allowed him to take over

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:43 PM

Jul 2012

the "couch gag" for an episode. Poignant and AWESOME. BTW, I think that pic is from Israel, right?

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

2. No, it's new

Reply to Grown2Hate (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:46 PM

Jul 2012

came from here: http://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/27/london-2012-street-art-by-banksy/

Here's another

Grown2Hate

(2,013 posts)

3. Oh, wow. Thanks! :) I remember something similar he did in Israel (on the West Bank

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:00 AM

Jul 2012

barrier) a few years back. That is awesome though.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

4. Where are these? nm

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:17 AM

Jul 2012

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

5. From the website (see link above)

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:20 AM

Jul 2012

The first depicts a javelin thrower who’s exchanged his javelin for a missile, while the second shows a sportsman pole-vaulting over a barbed-wire fence to land on a dumped mattress. The artist announced the new work via his website but left everyone guessing as to its location.

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