Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Banksy's 'Caution' Found!



This was the hardest chase yet. We know Banksy Hunter Keith canvassed 3 cities. But the winner of this scavenger hunt is Enrique who found the exact location of the spot and sent us this picture.

We are not sure what this is called 'Caution Fun', 'Crossing the Border', or 'Home', but whatever it is, you can now see it in person.

The Banksy piece is located on Washington Blvd. and Flower St.

Thanks Enrique!
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Posted by Melrose+Fairfax at 4:54 PM

25 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    The wall and background look nothing like the photo on Banksy's website... copycat or did he put up more than one, or is this pic fake???

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  2. JeffFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Great job

    That's actually not the one pictured on Banksy's site. But it does seem to the one pictured in http://instagr.am/p/ByK1j/ as it has a crack running down the right side. So he may have been putting them all over town.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    this may indeed be a banksy - but this location is obviously not the same as the photo on banksy's site. just sayin'

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    I don't think that's it. That has got to be a fake one. Completely different location from the picture on his website. Why didn't he get a closer picture? Something seems fishy...

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Yay! Thanks Enrique!

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  6. UnknownFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I think either Banksy did this same one in multiple locations, or a copycat painted this there... 'cos the location looks nothing like the one in the picture on Banksy's site. For one, there's no electrical box with a Spanish flyer posted on it adjacent to this wall. Furthermore, there should be a palm tree in the distance on the left, and there should be a Jack in the Box billboard visible as well. Anyone got any ideas?

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    this version (fake?) is at 411 w washington near south pembroke lane

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  8. The Unlucky StuntmanFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    One of my friends sent me a picture of the piece up close and it looks very similar to the one on Banksy's website but... I have my small doubts.

    Here is the link to the picture he sent me (http://www.flickr.com/photos/20326124@N05/5469364253/)

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    all of you guys are stupid you have no idea what graff is about

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  10. BFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    This is very clearly not the same one pictured on the Banksy site. Where's the Remedio Legal ad on missing the power box next to the building? Where's the Jack In The Box billboard? Where is the street sign? Where is the sidewalk? This one is too far from the edge of the building, and the facade of the building itself is different.

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  11. UnknownFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    the paint isn't dripping like the one on banksy's site and no jack in the box... i think this is a possible copy

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Seems too good to be a copy. My guess is that Banksy did multiples of this stencil. I cannot imagine it takes him more than 5 minutes or so to do this one.

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  13. twizFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    ill go down there after my roommate gets out of class (probably closer to 1030)..get some shots..and well see what happens.

    my guess is, like any other Graf artist, its a quickie..just to tag somewhere takes like a minute to do and they move on...its probably in a couple of places throughout LA.

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  14. ChrisFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Damn, I walked right past this spot twice on my way to see Banksy's crayon house piece today. I would definitely have noticed it, this must be only a couple of hours old.

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Do you guys genuinely like this piece?

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  16. twizFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    just realized that someone posted about this one yesterday in the comments for the scavenger hunt!

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Not on spot mates!! Keep looking @@ -B

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  18. UnknownFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    i really am kinda hoping it is a fake because if it isn't, how many would there be out there? keith would be spending a whole lotta $$$ of gas looking for all of them

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    as a close personal friend of banksy i want to let you know that this is in fact a real or fake version of "witty title here"

    various versions of this scene can be witnessed in various homes, classrooms, restaurants, parks, office parks, skyscrapers and other notable spots where thousands of folks without papers keep this city strong.

    shame that we pay way more attention to the writing that banksy puts on the wall about them than we do to their own pieces

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  20. snailFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    its all fun. fuck haters.

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    The real one will turn up soon enough...

    -B.Land

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  22. Keith TollFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Tam, I drove over 300 miles today driving all over the place looking. Went to the one on Flower and Washington. Still Skeptical...

    BTW, the message before Tam's... is that someone posing as Banksy?

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    keeps us posted Keith!!

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  24. phortinFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Does anyone think the original piece was already painted over before anyone got to take photos...except Banksy.

    And maybe the 2nd one is Mr Brainwash ;-)
    http://www.twitter.com/phortin

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    i agree...you guys miss the point... it's time for you to move on to something trendy.

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