Banksy Work Goes up, and Is Quickly Destroyed, in Woodside

Yesterday morning, the blogs caught wind of a new Banksy art piece up in Woodside, at 69th Street and 38th Avenue. The famous street artist has put up a number of pieces around New York City as of late. Here’s a description of the work, from Banksy’s website: “Some people criticize me for using sources that are a bit low brow (this quote is from ‘Gladiator’) but you know what? ‘I’m just going to use that hostility to make me stronger, not weaker’ as Kelly Rowland said on the X Factor.” By late last night, Gothamist noted that a rival graffiti artist known as “Problem Child” covered up the piece. You can see a video of the act after the jump. GMAP

Photo via Banksy.co.uk

Banksy’s Woodside Piece Gets Dissed from Gothamist on Vimeo.