[Ken Hashimoto]

In the dead of the sweltering New York City night, a warning shot was fired across the poop deck known as Mr. Brainwash aka Thierry Guetta. Street art conglomerate, TrustoCorp, embarked on a large anti-MBW campaign last night, defacing several prominent Brainwash pieces in NYC's Meatpacking district. The message? "Locals Only, No Fakes, No Phonies".

More photos on Hi-Fructose:
hifructose.com/the-blog/724-mr-brainwash-vs-trustocorp.html

[publicsquare]

Wow, a rehash of the east coast/ west coast rivalries of the 90s, taking street work right back to its territory defining gang origins. I understand dissing the MBW show promos (and really like some of Trustocorp's work), but the "locals only" warning is a real turn off. Disappointing.

[otomi]

what trusto should do is a better piece right next to it not go over it no matter what you think of MBW specially not with a locals only TC has pieces outside of NY

[bigtlt]

Looks/sounds to me like trustocorps is trying to gain a rep on the back of MBW's work in the same way "team Robbo" is doing with Banksy.

I know they each have their own rep. But in my eyes they are just ponceing off somebody elses back.

Team robbo have a case, in Banksy goin over a robbo peice, TC have no reason to do this other than self promotion.

Bad Form!

[otomi]

maybe Trustocorp is Mr Brainwash

[adam]

pathetic behaviour, create your own work, don't destroy others whatever it's merits

[Deux Spin]

Interesting article on this in the latest VNA (16).

+1 publicsquare - "locals only" is weak.

[balibob]

I dont like this defacing someone elses work, and I would normally rather stick hot pins in my eyes than look at most MBW stuff.

[Shoot Again]

Sept 28, 2011 16:57:45 GMT 1 balibob said:

I dont like this defacing someone elses work, and I would normally rather stick hot pins in my eyes than look at most MBW stuff.

Is that fun ?

[Shoot Again]

Some funny buzz before his future L.A. Show which I heard will happen sometime in November...