Banksy Does New York Page #8

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to remove the balloons.

My heart just, like, sank

to the bottom of my stomach.

But as they hit the ground,

they were soon confronted

by members of the public.

Now this piece created

what we new yorkers love...

A fight on the streets.

No. what are you doing?

- Move! move!

- and I'm king of the hill

Okay, cue the cops.

top of the heap

Move! move!

People are wrestling all over

the ground and everything.

You know, the police

break up the commotion.

No.

And then they grabbed

the banksky balloons, right,

that spells "banksy," all in one piece.

The cops, just standing around it

as if it was a corpse.

The balloons represented banksky,

and they finally at the very end

caught banksky.

That's amazing.

Finally caught their man.

- They finally got their man.

- Yeah.

They were just stuffing it

in the back of a paddy wagon.

I was pleading with the police.

I was like, "you don't

understand the social currency

involved in this.

Please put it back up."

Load it up.

Don't touch me.

I'm fighting with a cameraman

that was ruthless and is elbowing me

and is breaking my ribs.

And I said, "don't do that."

And then they heard me maybe.

No, no, no.

They all look at me.

And I took a photograph.

And then the next minute,

I'm in handcuffs.

You guys want to go with them?

Do you want to go with them?

Now the last banksy piece

is in police custody.

It was an emotional experience

for most of us

that hunted banksy for the month.

So, what does the artist hope

to have achieved

with his so-called residency?

Shame it didn't get any press.

Banksy asserts that outside

is where art should live,

amongst us,

where it can act as a public service,

provoke debate, voice concerns,

forge identities.

Don't we want to live

in a world made of art,

not just decorated by it?

It's up to you, New York

New York

New York

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