Banksy is the notorious and unidentified British street artist that created the recent film Exit Through the Gift Shop. Arguably, Banksy is most notable for risking his life to tag the Palestinian side of Israel's West Bank barrier.

Exit Through the Gift Shop has been nominated for an Academy Award and because his identity is hidden, he cannot use conventional methods to promote himself. Instead, he has created a graffiti campaign throughout the city of Los Angeles for this weekend's Academy Awards.

I noticed one of these recent pieces on my way home from work. It is located on Washington Street just south of downtown Los Angeles near the warehouse district. The piece seems to be a commentary on the housing crisis and the massive amount of foreclosures that have occurred and continue to transpire. It depicts a house drawn in crayon by a little girl being boarded up. I snapped the pictures below of the piece.