# Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Street Art Banksy Paints New Orleans By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2008-09-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hurricane-gustav-hurricane-katrina-street-art-banksy References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/banksy-helps-us-remember-katrina.html) & [supertouchart](http://www.supertouchart.com/2008/08/29/newsstreet-lifebanksy-paints-new-orleans-as-katrina-memorial/) As Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Hanna raise concern, [stencil-happy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rusto) [street artist](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1) Banksy commemorated the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by producing some of his [painted social commentary](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bland-castles) in the ruins of the lower ninth ward in New Orleans. Banksy's cloak of anonymity was finally withdrawn [earlier this year](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reknown-graffiti-artist-unmasked-banksy-identified). Per usual, Banksy's timing is impeccable--the completion of this project comes just as Hurricane Gustav threatened New Orleans once more. **Implications** - Banksy said that he made the art because he wanted to make a statement about the big cleaning-up project that the city has taken on. The featured images showoff a bit of Banksy's incredible works. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Graffiti](https://www.trendhunter.com/graffiti) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Hurricane Street Art:** The rise of street art that commemorates natural disasters, their impact on society and the need for social commentary on the aftermath. - **Anonymous Artistic Voices:** The emergence of new talented street artists demonstrating their unique social commentary via street art. This trend also promotes art activism predominantly in urban spaces. - **Art and Natural Disasters:** The creation of public art as a means of reminding society of the long-lasting impacts natural disasters have on communities, as well as a way to bring about social commentary towards their prevention. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art and Design:** Opportunities for art activism, public art commissions and art installations in public spaces. - **Tourism and Travel:** Opportunities to showcase unique art and cultural experiences within impacted communities. - **Social Advocacy and Awareness:** Opportunities to raise awareness and funding for victims of natural disasters through art and its powerful messages. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mystery Artist Graphic Novels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/his-name-is-banksy.md) - [Museum Street Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/piranha-tank.md) - [Mysterious Painted Car-Door Auctions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazy-horse.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Drone-Assisted Landscape Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katsu-1.md) - [Enigmatic Graffiti Incidents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti.md) - [Graffiti Artist-Made Rare Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stash-1.md) - [Graffiti Culture Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1970s-graffiti-today.md) - [Post-Pandemic Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bonami.md)