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Council wants Banksy mural removed - The Independent »

A council wants to take down a mural by street artist Banksy but admits the work “has value in the right location”.

Westminster Council, which has voted to remove the 23ft high piece entitled One Nation Under CCTV from a wall in Newman Street, London, said it did not want to see the art destroyed, but was trying to take a stand against graffiti.

The mural depicts a red-hooded figure painting the words “ONE NATION UNDER CCTV” on the wall, while a US-style police officer holding a camera and a brown dog look on.

Deputy council leader Robert Davis said: “We are not saying the owners need to paint over this mural as we can see it has value in the right location, such as an art gallery.

“We simply want it removed from this wall and the owner is perfectly entitled to remove it and sell it if they wish.

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Currents - Walls - A House Mural in Brooklyn - NYTimes.com »

They couldn’t afford to redo the facade, though, which Mr. Sapienza described disdainfully as “flat stucco painted Pepto-Bismol pink.” So this summer they hired an artist named Erik Burke to cover it with a mural.

Mr. Sapienza’s only instructions: “Make it Bushwick-y.”

The result, completed a month ago, is a colorful reimagining of the neighborhood, with a visual shout out to Willy’s, a nearby market, stoop sitters and a subway train (the M) cleverly emerging from the home’s doorway.

Murals are often painted on commercial buildings or schools, but Mr. Sapienza’s house is one of the few in the city, and possibly the only one in Bushwick, to be given this treatment.

Although Mr. Sapienza has a blog about the area (bushwickbk.com), he explained that the mural was less a public declaration of Bushwick pride than “an inexpensive way to add color and art.” (Total cost: $600.)

The mural is a hit with the neighbors, although it recently invited an unwanted sign of affection: For the first time since he moved in, Mr. Sapienza’s house was tagged with graffiti.

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