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Saving Banksy

This is the Chinatown piece, and this is, I believe,the first piece that was put up

This is the Chinatown piece, and this is, I believe,
the first piece that was put up

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This is the Chinatown piece,
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and this is, I believe, the first piece that was put up.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:59
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Internationally known graffiti artist, Banksy, left his mark on San Francisco in April 2010. Little did he know that this act of vandalism would spark a chain of events that includes one of his rats being removed from a wall, Muse...
The funny thing about this piece is they actually went into the bakery - Saving Banksy 00:20
The funny thing about this piece is they actually went into ...
There's a lot of graffiti that has beautiful pictures, - Saving Banksy 00:11
There's a lot of graffiti that has beautiful pictures,
It's been funny to watch it transition - Saving Banksy 00:12
It's been funny to watch it transition
But, yeah, he came to San Francisco and painted a lot of stuff. - Saving Banksy 00:06
But, yeah, he came to San Francisco and painted a lot of stu...
I've actually hoped somebody - Saving Banksy 00:09
I've actually hoped somebody
And, uh, it doesn't, so we kind of lucked out. - Saving Banksy 00:06
And, uh, it doesn't, so we kind of lucked out.
This is the Indian that was done on Sycamore in the Mission. - Saving Banksy 00:06
This is the Indian that was done on Sycamore in the Mission.
They actually backed up with a moving truck, - Saving Banksy 00:07
They actually backed up with a moving truck,
And they put two mattresses on either side of the-- this-- the wall. - Saving Banksy 00:08
And they put two mattresses on either side of the-- this-- t...
And then they stationed two guys on each side, - Saving Banksy 00:08
And then they stationed two guys on each side,
They really are strategic about not getting caught. - Saving Banksy 00:05
They really are strategic about not getting caught.
There's not a lot of other street artists that have a team or a crew of people - Saving Banksy 00:10
There's not a lot of other street artists that have a t...
Most people see just the tree, but if you look, - Saving Banksy 00:07
Most people see just the tree, but if you look,
Paintings appeared in Fisherman's Wharf, - Saving Banksy 00:07
Paintings appeared in Fisherman's Wharf,
So, I love that he's controversial, - Saving Banksy 00:15
So, I love that he's controversial,
This piece, they actually had ladders going up to the building, - Saving Banksy 00:10
This piece, they actually had ladders going up to the buildi...
And there was a party going on, big party with hundreds of people, - Saving Banksy 00:09
And there was a party going on, big party with hundreds of p...
So, they had to wait for, like, three or four hours for this party to disperse - Saving Banksy 00:07
So, they had to wait for, like, three or four hours for this...
It probably took 'em, you know, ten minutes, - Saving Banksy 00:07
It probably took 'em, you know, ten minutes,
♪ Why am I treated so bad, h mm? ♪ - Saving Banksy 00:10
♪ Why am I treated so bad, h mm? ♪