Come by and visit Zabar's today and check out Banksy's newest artwork just across Broadway...
As reported in the NY Post:
Meanwhile, the owner of the building with Banksy’s newest piece, on the Upper West Side, invited the artist back for an encore.
“It’s fabulous,” said building co-owner and deli magnate Saul Zabar. “It’s not graffiti. It’s really artistic. I’d like him to do more work on the building. I’d be delighted.” The piece is a stenciled silhouette of a little boy hammering a standpipe like a “high striker” test of strength at a carnival.
“It’s fun,” the 85-year-old Zabar said. “The kids were putting their heads on the standpipe, participating in the art. People are interacting and reacting — it’s really street theater.” Zabar said that Banksy probably chose the space because it is well-lit and has a lot of pedestrian traffic.
The owner had a plexiglass sheet installed on the wall Sunday night to protect the work from vandals.
Dear Saul Zabar,
I love that you are trying to save the Bansky art, but the sign that currently says, "Help Zabars save this Bansky" ruins the artwork. The art piece includes the alarm at the top of the pole so if you could take the sign off the top and maybe move it to the side or bottom, that would look so much better. Thank you for valuing such a great piece of street art!!
Posted by: Sue | August 09, 2016 at 11:55 AM