A Scathing Take on Banksy's New "Show"

I've always felt painted into a corner when talking about Banksy (and street art in general I suppose). I really do like some of his imagery, his messages, and the way he does it...but I also really hate the feeling that, if you criticize the work, you're automatically lumped into this "snobby-art-person" group. Furthermore, if you comment negatively on the work, supporters sometimes dismiss it as "biased nonsense" and take it as a validation that the work is awesome (the "why would we want your approval in the first place" mentality).

There's nothing wrong with liking the work (and I do like a bunch of it), but I've always felt a strong resistance to anything other than "it's super cool" when referring to it...and after a while, "it's super cool" just becomes boring (and sometimes it's simply not super cool). I want to react to the work, not just chuckle and turn the page to the next piece.

While I don't feel nearly as negatively about Banksy as Jonathan Jones, it's interesting to read a negative review of the work that seems to touch on these points...
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/oct/02/banksy-warhol-footsteps-new-york-street-art

and here's an article introducing the show...
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4792434/banksy-better-out-than-in-nyc-street-art-show-through-october-2013

and here's an update from Hyperallergic.
http://hyperallergic.com/86352/another-day-another-banksyny-first-piece-buffed-audio-guide-down/

And another reaction article on Vandalog...
http://blog.vandalog.com/2013/10/banksy-comes-to-new-york-city-first-piece-damaged-within-hours/
This last article has a bit of the "He can do no wrong" attitude. Despite seemingly realizing that the work itself isn't his best, they defend it by speculating that it must be part of an overall message...that the work itself isn't the important thing...it's the message behind the entire project...and that may be true...but it's not a reason to NOT criticize the work itself or to embrace lesser artwork.