![]() Positioning can’t get more crucial than that. Patrick Potter: “Well, think about it if you write your name on your own living room wall, it’s not graffiti, it’s interior design. “Ah, that’s the key to graffiti, the positioning.” –Banksy Consequently he’s done more damage to the culture of the city than any section five hurrican could ever hope to achieve.”īanksy Taken Out of Context (Have Powertools will Travel) “I came to New Orleans to do battle with the Grey Ghost, a notorious vigilante who’s been systematically painting over any graffiti he can find with the same shade of grey paint since 1997. “Dear Brian, when criticising art in return for ease try to remember who the parasite is in this relationship.”Įverybody is in the Place (In My Opinion)īanecdotes #2: Banksy does all his own work, or not Veteran art critic Brian Sewell wrote, “He is a complete clown and what he does has absolutely nothing to do with art.” “I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protet me.”īig Brother is Watching You (You Can’t Fool the Children of the (CCTV) Revolution) That which owns, that part of you which may possess things.Īnd that part of you that possesses your crimes One the back of your bedroom door with a drippy pen. The first thing they teach you at school. It is unclear who wrote this poem-like-thing, but I like it: “Like Banksy, the problem for people who dream of a better world, is that they have to live in this one.”īanecdotes #1: Banksy at the South Bank Awards, gets smashed, eats all the canapes Vandal Incorporated (Spreading the Gospel) The Power of Denial “Never underestimate the power of denial.” (AKA–Why we don’t want to know.) To Buff or Not to Buff? (That is the Question) You are an acceptable level of threat (If you were not, you would know about it) “If you cannot win, knock over the table.” ![]() “Queue here to say books about Banksy aren’t as good as they used to be.” What follows is a combination of the chapter titles and snippets of Banksy interviews plus some wording by the author, Patrick Potter. This would be a good book for people interested in learning more about how art reflects and critiques our culture. Some critics are quoted and some rival work is shown. ![]() ![]() This is a book of explanation and light worship not critique. The creators warn that not all images within the book can be verified as the work of Banksy. This coffee table book is glossy and beautiful. First published in Great Britain in 2012 under the imprint of Carpet Bombing Culture ![]()
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