Poster Boy has been described as many things like an "anti-consumerist guerrilla artist" or "New York's Banksy," but unfortunately now he will be described as a felon, and some series of numbers that will adorn his orange jumpsuit. Once again the powers that be have made the ultimate poster boy out of Poster Boy.
It has been reported by the Guardian magazine that on the 31st of January 2009 "The NYPD announced they had arrested a 27-year-old from Bushwick, Brooklyn and promptly placed him on Rikers Island." Later the Poser Boy was released on bail due the collective efforts of friends. The said dude was Henry Matyjewicz, who later sent an e-mail to the New York Times stating that...
"Poster Boy was not a single individual but a "movement".
"Henry's part is to do legal artwork while propagating the ideas behind Poster Boy. That's why it was OK for him to take the fall the other night."
The email ended: "Henry Matyjewicz is innocent."
Keep your eyes open to see if any more of his work shows up. I know I will. In the meantime, and inbetween time, peep some of his previous works tho.
Kate Moss BEFORE
and AFTER
via guardian.co.uk
pictures via guardian.co.ukI would like to dedicate this Astronote remix of Mayor Hawthorne's "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," to the NYPD for their failed attempt and trying to hold down the Poster Boy "Movement." I guess it just aint gonna work out.
