Bad at Sports posted a week or so back about the removal of a Banksy mural by 555 Nonprofit Gallery & Studios (a local Detroit gallery) from the old Packard Plant to their site. At the time I knew this was not the end of this tale and that they were potentially going to reap the kind of attention they really dont want regardless of the intentions behind the act.
As an Update the cinder block mural has now been removed from display after the gallery & work had been reportedly threatened with defacement or destruction (I would imagine the gallery more then the work). The gallery has also now updated their statement in regards to their claim to include that they were given permission by a scrap metal removal crew working at the plant at the time.
Carl W. Goines, executive director & co-founder of 555 Nonprofit, told The Detroit Free Press
There was a lot of anxiety with the threats, so our board of directors requested that we move it until it can be displayed safely.
I still think there is more to come on this still yet and might even include a statement by Banksy himself eventually.
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