From the Archive: Banksy

"Elephant in the Room", September 14, 2006 © Marissa Roth

A photograph of Thai, the Thai elephant, getting her paint job touched-up before being placed in one of the installations, "The Elephant in the Room", at Banksy's "Barely Legal" exhibition in a downtown Los Angeles warehouse. Thai was painted in non-toxic paint matching the colors of the wallpaper in the room, emphasizing her ability to blend into the background, in an installation designed to bring attention to world poverty. Marissa photographed Thai for the New York Times.