'Haight Street Rat' by famed artist Banksy on view this summer in Cooperstown
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'Haight Street Rat' by famed artist Banksy on view this summer in Cooperstown
Banksy, May 2010, Haight Street Rat, Aerosol—Stencil on Redwood Siding, 79.5” (H) x 101.5” (L) X 2.75” (D). On loan from 2:32AM Projects, Thousand Oaks, CA.



COOPERSTOWN, NY.- The work of a famous (and anonymous) street artist is on view at Cooperstown’s Fenimore Art Museum in the exhibition, Banksy: The Haight Street Rat, on view May 18 through September 8, 2024. Best known for creating art on street corners and on buildings unexpectedly, Banksy's work expresses strong political and social statements and is believed to be a driving force behind the street art movement. The exhibition not only provides the public with a chance to see the now world- renowned Banksy work but will also feature related programs.

“It’s always such a thrill to bring world-famous art like The Haight Street Rat to Cooperstown,” said Dr. Paul S. D'Ambrosio, Fenimore Art Museum president and CEO. “We are always on the lookout for artists you may not expect to find at other upstate museums—and Banksy, being such a force in today’s culture, was an obvious choice when we discovered this piece was available.”

When politically charged murals tagged “Banksy” popped up on the façades of British buildings in the late 1990s, the overwhelming question was, “Who?” Since then, the street artist known only as Banksy* has left their mark in places like London, New York City, and Los Angeles. Satirical and darkly humorous, the British artist’s work, often pointing out humanity’s shortcomings, is created on the sides of walls, bridges, and streets. Using stencil-style graffiti, Bansky works quickly and disappears before the public or the police notice their presence and possibly press charges. The work can have a precarious existence, vacillating between removal by property owners and protection by appreciative fans.

Banksy’s first public work of art, Mild Mild West, was completed in 1998 on an abandoned warehouse in Bristol, England, and was a response to the police violence against partygoers at unlicensed raves. Subsequent work has appeared around the globe. Bansky’s work remains politically outspoken and anti-war, and the artist has amassed a following of supporters who are always on the lookout for Bansky’s next surface to convey a message.

During Banksy’s 2010 painting spree in San Francisco, the Haight Street Rat appeared on two walls of The Red Victorian hotel. On one wall, a rat wearing a cap similar to the beret worn by Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara holds a red marker used to draw a line to the other side of the building and write the words “This is where I draw the line.” Through the activist rat, Banksy used their powerful voice to criticize Haight Street’s clothing stores that allegedly sold items depicting work from local artists without providing reimbursement.

As with many examples of street art, the rat and its message were meant to be painted over after Banksy completed it. However, art collector Brian Greif paid to have the work removed from the building and the hotel wall repaired. To conserve the image, a work crew had to cut and remove twelve cedar boards and then replace the planks. Greif believes that street art should be accessible to everyone, and that removing the Banksy from its original location does not hinder the piece’s original intention but increases its visibility.

Greif’s efforts are detailed in the 2017 documentary “Saving Banksy,” which questions the ethical grounds of removing street art for the benefit of sharing it with a wider audience.










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