Splasher

Perhaps you don't know about the Splasher, the infamous "art critic" who goes around defacing all that valuable graf art. Well [New York] magazine certainly expected everyone to know and care when they published the extended 6,000+ word story that tracked the elusive street art bomber. And now there's more purported info on the splasher (who now seems to be setting off stink bombs and other flammable devices).

The event was last Thursday's [opening] of E Pluribus Venom at [Jonathan Levine Gallery](http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/shepardfairey/), the show of [Obey Giant](http://obeygiant.com/) mastermind, Shepard Fairey's new works -- which includes a big ol' mural. According to [The Brooklyn Paper](http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/25/30_25splasher.html), DJ 10 Fingers spotted someone light a "flammable device" at the swanky Dumbo party: "

A half-hour later, the bomb squad rushed to the scene to 'investigate some sort of flammable device,' and arrested the alleged would-be bomber, said an NYPD spokesperson.

The suspect, whom police said was from Bushwick, was charged with reckless endangerment and attempted arson, which carries a maximum of 15 years in jail."

So, some are wondering if this is the infamous Splasher (or a copycat), and if he/she will soon be behind bars. Not too many people noticed the event itself, but it's got a whole slew of folks in the art world aflutter--maybe it'll finally be time to market a new commodity: the anti-graffiti graffiti artist. We can only hope and dream of such a day.

Photo courtesy of [Gowanus Lounge].