Banksy Brings His New York Residency To An End
Renegade graffiti artist Banksy ended his month-long run in New York with a simple name tag on a building near the Long Island Expressway.
The British artist posted the photos on his website with a message: And that's it. Thanks for your patience. It's been fun. Save 5pointz. Bye."
In addition to a jpeg for a t-shirt he designed, however, fans will have to have the shirts made themselves. A note under the photo reads: "you have to take the jpeg to a copy store and make it yourself."
Banksy, who has remained anonymous since his work debuted in 1993, has been treating New Yorkers to a new piece of art each day of October for his "Better Out Than In" series.
The artworks - including stencilled rats graffitied on a Brooklyn building wall and the large statues of McDonald's icon, Ronald McDonald getting a shoe shine displayed in the Bronx - pop up in unexpected locations and have attracted flocks of fans.
Banksy has become a coveted contemporary painter in the art world, known for his trademark spray-paint stencils on buildings that offer social commentary. The artist appeared in and directed the 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" with his face and voice obscured.
Presented by Adam Justice