
Banksy: The Haight Street Rat
Banksy created the Haight Street Rat during his 2010 San Francisco tour to promote the street art documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” Painted on the exterior of Haight Street’s historic Red Victorian hotel, the artwork was at risk of being painted over. Brian Greif, a street art advocate, worked with the building owner to have the wall panels on which the art is painted removed and saved, and made available for display at cultural institutions.