Banksy Gets the New Yorker Treatment

You know your career can’t have too many more peaks when the New Yorker sends out a writer to do a multi-page feature on you. Such is the case with “Banksy Was Here” by Lauren Collins in the latest issue. It’s a look back at the career of the mysterious, anti-art-world-artist and it’s a really fun read, leaving you, much like after seeing his work, happy, curious, and maybe even a little pissed off. Here’s a bit about his infamous show from last year (the one with the painted elephant):

[John Unangst] recalled, “Some people I work with called me up and said, ‘Can they come and look at your warehouse?’ We set up a meeting in the middle of the night.