Now that Banksy’s monthlong New York residency is fading into memory, meet Stik, another British street artist whose face and real name are unknown. Stik’s show opened Thursday at the Dorian Grey Gallery on Ninth Street at Avenue A.
“For a considerable period of his life, Stik was homeless, or squatting,” his gallerist Christopher Pusey told me. “He continues to help the homeless, and give back to the community. He champions the underdog.”
Asked if Stik, who is known for painting alien-like stick figures, was just Banksy Lite, Pusey bristled: “He is more like Banksy with a conscience — more grassroots and humble.”