The Latest on the May Day Mural
Posted by The G on May 16, 2010 under Street Art | 
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Photo by G. May Day Mural by Shepard Fairey.
The May Day Mural by Shepard Fairey on Bowery and Houston.
The Shepard Fairey May Day mural on Bowery and Houston in New York has been attacked again! Several days ago, vandals punched holes in this really cool mural and now a sign has been affixed to it. See a closeup of what the sign says after the jump.
"Please do not graffiti this wall. Thank you, Paul Richard."
Artist Paul Richard has tagged the Shepard Fairey wall. Apparently, Paul Richard put up a small sign over the mural a few days ago and when that was taken down, he posted a larger version. Hilarious! In a sense, this is like bootlegging a bootlegger.
Gail said,
Wow, way to Piggy-back on someone else’s fame. Douche.
Taggers Ruin Shepard Fairey's May Day Mural | According to G said,
[...] my way home from a show tonight, I walked past Shepard Fairey’s May Day mural to see if Paul Richard’s destruction from yesterday had been removed. The answer to my question was yes. But at least [...]
Jocelyn Wildenstein by Paul Richard | According to G said,
[...] and Houston in New York, I was less than pleased to see that it had been tagged. The culprit was Paul Richard and when I took a closer look at what he left behind, it brought a smile to my face. I visited [...]
phuzz said,
haha, fuck shepard. he’s a toy.
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