About time street art started getting some protection.Remember when Banksy‘s pink gorilla was accidentally whitewashed? Well, looks like it’s doing some good for the artists in Bristol, UK.

Steve Comer, Councillor in the Southwestern English town, has suggested creating a citywide register and requiring permission to alter such pieces (similar to a plan proposed back in 2009). “Public art has become an important part of our lives in Bristol,” he said, “and, where possible, should be protected.”

That said, not every random piece of graffiti will be protected, but the idea is to save those masterpieces that have been made by world-renowned artists like Banksy so that incidents like this don’t happen again.

Via The L Magazine.

The post Graffiti: Bristol, UK Politicians Saving Street Art appeared first on RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture.

After:

That’s right, the famous Banksy Pink Gorilla on the side of the ex-North Bristol Social Club has been whitewashed away. The Social Club was sold to Saeed Ahmed to turn in a muslim cultural center, and the man mistook the world-renowned piece for common vandalism. He went on to whitewash the entire wall, to the dismay of graffiti enthusiasts around the globe.

Via BBC.

The post Banksy’s Pink Gorilla Whitewashed Away appeared first on RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture.