Thursday, February 20, 2025

Street Art: Banksy






 Banksy: the Ukraine



Video 2: tree murial

* born in 1970s?, 1990s Bristol, 2000s London, the Mild Mild West, stencils
* non-disclosure agreements
* sold-out events at exhibitions, childhood bedroom, 
* political voice (migrants, Palestinians, the Ukraine war, homelessness, economical injustice, environment and climate)
* his reasons to stay anonymous (graffiti is illegal => police, promotional tool, rules in the art world...) 
* Sotheby's auction: $1.4 mln, became shredded and was re-sold for $25mln)
* How has he managed to stay unmasked by other people?













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