Painter Rat and Venus
The Banksy Rat was originally intended to be installed on the street sculpted for street art legend Banksy, but instead, it debuted at the breakout show in LA September 2006. The increasing value of Banksy’s work, difficulties with the installation and the realization that no one interacts with their environment on the streets of LA, all conspired to keep this piece behind gallery walls. Additional work for this show done on Venus sculpture.