Ever since the "BNE Was Here" stickers started cropping up in my Brooklyn neighborhood, I've been intrigued by the elusive artist--partly because I think it's an awesome campaign, and partly because those are my initials. (Side note: I tried to write a story about the dude way back in May and contacted an artist who was supposed to know BNE with an interview request. For some reason, I was called "racist" and "patronizing" for becoming interested in the stickers because they bore my initials. Yeah, no, that didn't make any sense to me either.) Anyway, BNE has become an international mystery--his stickers have appeared everywhere from Tokyo to San Francisco, where there is $2,500 reward being offered for the artist's capture. Now, he's making like a traditional artist and having a show Ever since the “BNE Was Here” stickers started cropping up in my Brooklyn neighborhood, I’ve been intrigued by the elusive artist–partly because I think it’s an awesome campaign, and partly because those are my initials. (Side note: I tried to write a story about the dude way back in May and contacted an artist who was supposed to know BNE with an interview request. For some reason, I was called “racist” and “patronizing” for becoming interested in the stickers because they bore my initials. Yeah, no, that didn’t make any sense to me either.) Anyway, BNE has become an international mystery–his stickers have appeared everywhere from Tokyo to San Francisco, where there is $2,500 reward being offered for the artist’s capture. Now, he’s making like a traditional artist and having a show. The place is still TBA, but the date and time are Thursday December 10, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. B there.
