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A Hanksy Of Their Own: Street Artist Gets First Gallery Show
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 12, 2012
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For much of the past year, the face of Tom Hanks—inarguably America's Most Beloved Thespian—has been plastered around the Lower East Side by the mysterious Hanksy, a street artist (or collective, it's unknown) who mimics the iconic work of the even more mysterious Banksy. And now, Hanksy is going legit: the artist/collective will have its first gallery show at Krause Gallery starting this Friday.
The show will run from January 13th to January 31st at 149 Orchard Street at Rivington. And Juxtapoz hears a rumor that Colin Hanks may be mingling with gallery goers as well, which really just sounds like a rumor... unless Colin is the man behind Hanksy. They also say that Tom Hanks masks are reportedly being handed out to the first 200 opening attendees (along with boxes of chocolate).
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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