Banksy Comes to Westwood

It's what the locals are talking about. British guerilla artist Banksy has put up a work on the walls of Westwood.

Dubbed "The Crayola Shooter," the piece sits in the alleyway off Kinross behind Urban Outfitters between Glendon and Westwood Blvd. and right around the corner from where

Of course no one can be found who saw the notoriously secretive Banksy put up the work that perhaps not coincidentally arrives just before the Academy Awards, where the artist's documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop is up for a prize. Oscar ballots are due Tuesday. Publicity stunt?

No word on how long the piece will stay up but a grassroots Facebook group has formed advocating for its safe keeping.

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