Graffiti Grudge Match: Banksy Versus Robbo

How do you maintain your street cred when your work is fronting auction house catalogs and selling out screenings at Sundance? Turf war! The grudge match between Bansky and the London grafitti pioneer turned shoe repairman known as Robbo wages on. Last December, Banksy appropriated (read: painted over) part of a 1985 Robbo original while creating a series of new works along London’s Regent’s Canal. This bold move prompted Robbo to come out of retirement and reclaim his realm in a Christmas morning re-tagging (above) that has fueled rival camps to show their support by scrawling “Team Banksy” or “Team Robbo” on any available surface.