Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Turnpike Lane Art Group to Lead on a Replacement for Wood Green Banksy
The Poundland wal in Wood Green after the Banksy was spirited away. Photo: Antonia Kanczula
The Turnpike Lane Art Group and other local artists will be commissioned to replace the now famous Banksy work removed from the wall of the Poundland store in Wood Green.
Back in February Ant K broke the news to the world on HoL that Banksy's "Slave Labour" mural was being removed. It subsequently became the centre of international media attention when it was put up for sale in a Miami auction.
The Council press office have today issue a press release stating that they have 'brokered a deal' to commission a replacement between the building's owners and a group of local artists including the Turnpike Lane Art Group.
Wood Green Investments, the owners of the building, will support the project and cover the costs of creating a mural.
The community's campaign to prevent the sale of the original Wood Green Banksy succeeded when the mural was withdrawn from the auction just moments before it was due to go under the hammer.
Since that time Lynn Featherstone, MP for Hornsey & Wood Green and the Haringey Labour group appear to have been vying for the laurels for leading on resolving the issue on the community's behalf.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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An attractive mural by local artists seems like a good solution. With an added bonus that the building's owners will be funding it.
Let's encourage people to make the effort to go and see it. Even though it's not by a famous (infamous?) artist. And probably won't be "worth" half-a-million.
I hope Wood Green Investments are not expecting the Council to erect bullet-proof glass in front of it. If that was really their suggestion and not - as I suspected at the time - another prank by Banksy.
And thanks for letting everyone know. When will HoL be taking up the post of Head of Haringey's Communications Team?
(Tottenham Hale ward councillor)
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Permalink Reply by Joseph Boyle on
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Anything, even a clean painted wall would better than the horrible mess which has been made there with random graffiti!
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That's one of the problems, Joseph, if there's an unfounded assumption of a "green light" for graffiti on a particular wall or street. In my admittedly limited experience, simply having a fresh painted wall is seen as a fresh invitation for painters, sprayers and taggers. By contrast, well painted, attractive murals tend to be respected.
Although it was Haringey Parks Service which initially paid no respect to a mural in High Road Tottenham by the artist Cath Rive.
Does anyone know about these Kilburn Murals? Or of other interesting examples elsewhere?
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