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On 13/3/07 18:36, "Dave Hodgkinson" <davehodg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Note the different treatment a Banksy gets in London, Bristol and
> Liverpool:

In Brighton Banksy did a piece depicting 2 policemen having a bit of a kiss
on the side of a pub. Someone took offence to this and sprayed black paint
all over it. Now because its a Banksy piece and not just any old graffiti
the black paint has been carefully removed and the original restored and to
stop it from happening again they've even gone as far as mounting a piece of
perspex over the top of it to stop it happening again. Next week they will
apparently be installing velvet rope to keep the public back.

The original - 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robthomasdesigns/183470615/

The black phase - 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredpipes/302883018/

During restoration -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbeez/366887658/

The protected version -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredpipes/397752519/