Banksy Arrives in Los Angeles (7 pics)

After Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop was nominated for an Oscar, the UK street artist made a special trip to Los Angeles to honor the momentous occasion. Here are a few standout pieces that he put up in the last couple weeks.

The boy shooting crayons (below) is located in Westwood, home of UCLA. As a Bruin myself, I can tell you firsthand that many students have made the trip to see Banksy's work.

via [Unurth]

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Comment by janisviksna on February 23, 2011 at 12:52pm: Awesome ideas - amazing!

Comment by Jason Coulston on February 23, 2011 at 8:50am: It's too bad these won't be saved or protected for awhile, but as Eugene says, such is the nature of street art. I missed seeing in person the pieces he did when he was in LA for his "Barely Legal" show so I'd like to get out to see a couple of these new ones. If time permits.

Jason

Comment by Elizabeth Jayne Yelland on February 22, 2011 at 7:43pm: I enjoyed your images and i’m glad you posted them!! Thanks!!

Comment by Matthew Palma on February 22, 2011 at 5:33pm: @ eugene- dang that sucks, to me there is a difference between street art and just tagging/ vandalism. it should be easy to tell the difference but i guess some people just dont care

Comment by Eugene on February 22, 2011 at 5:18pm: It's too bad someone threw paint over one of the pieces... Guess that's the nature of street art though...