New Banksy Film about street art(banksyfilm.com)
banksyfilm.com
New Banksy Film about street art
http://www.banksyfilm.com/
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Shame there are no listings for London considering Bansky is English...I would have definitely paid to see it.
I walked past the kids pledging allegiance to Tesco most days when I was in Islington:
http://images.google.com/images?q=banksy%20tesco&um=1...
Edit: For people outside of England, Tesco is one of the bigger or biggest convenience store chains, similar to 7-11. The kids are wearing traditional school uniforms. So it'd be similar to graffiti of American kids in conservative, traditional dress saluting the 7-11 logo.
http://images.google.com/images?q=banksy%20tesco&um=1...
Edit: For people outside of England, Tesco is one of the bigger or biggest convenience store chains, similar to 7-11. The kids are wearing traditional school uniforms. So it'd be similar to graffiti of American kids in conservative, traditional dress saluting the 7-11 logo.
It was released in London in March so is no longer on in most cinemas. That said, the Prince Charles in Soho is showing it on Monday and Wednesday lunchtime: http://bit.ly/9AqEZ7
I know it's too late now and the run has finished, but Curzon were playing it in their London cinemas last month/start of this month.
For the people in San Francisco, Banksy has apparently done some art at Valencia between 19th and 20th. It's above Little Otsu.
We went to see it yesterday and it's fairly awesome.
There is another one in Chinatown I haven't seen yet.
We went to see it yesterday and it's fairly awesome.
There is another one in Chinatown I haven't seen yet.
I saw it on Thursday indeed. It's the rat seen on the OP webpage with "Exit at the gift shop", if I remember correctly.
Found right here, above Amnesia actually: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...
Found right here, above Amnesia actually: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...
It's not the rat.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/troyholden/4544878324/
Although the rat has apparently been spotted in SOMA.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapshure/4547103038/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/troyholden/4544878324/
Although the rat has apparently been spotted in SOMA.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapshure/4547103038/
Interesting artifact: Amnesia is one of the hippest live venues / bars in the area, kind of ground zero for Mission hipsterdom. That it now has the art of Banksy really only elevates it to new echelons of cool never before seen this side of Valencia.
On whose property? Did he get the owner's permission beforehand?
This is someone who has done graffiti on the west bank wall mocking the IDF. My guess is probably not.
Then why would anyone want to support this asshole? I'm tempted to go paint over whatever he did.
I don't think you are getting the whole 'street art' thing, hugh3.
I guess you are also wondering where people collected all of those permissions to share media on Pirate Bay, too?
I guess you are also wondering where people collected all of those permissions to share media on Pirate Bay, too?
Poor analogy.
It's only poor if you don't consider intellectual property "real" property.
If you do, it's reasonable.
If you do, it's reasonable.
It's the obligation of the person choosing the analogy to pick one that connects with the audience.
It's supposed to make the communication simpler, not to add more burden.
Hence, it was a poor analogy.
It's supposed to make the communication simpler, not to add more burden.
Hence, it was a poor analogy.
I don't think getting permission was ever part of the protocol with graffiti artists.
I doubt the business would appreciate you blacking out their Banksy:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1549107/Banksys-30000...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1549107/Banksys-30000...
Having just spent about $20,000 that I can't afford replacing the exterior stucco on a downtown building, only to have it defaced by someone's idea of "street art" (if that's what you call scribbling your name with a spray can) count me less than enthusiastic about a film that glorifies this movement.
I don't think many people would consider simple 'tagging' (i.e. just scribbling your name) as art, and it's hardly comparable to Banksy's work.
Maybe not in your mind or my mind, but the kid with the spray can is living in a different reality.
Yes, but people have to start somewhere.
"Having just spent about $20,000 that I can't afford" -- that's your problem right there!
Perhaps. But the original stucco was falling off, so I didn't have any choice.
It's not about street art, it's about a guy who is trying to make a documentary about Banksy. Definitely worth seeing though, it will really make you think.
A tip: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Brainwash#Mr._Brainwash_spe...
Makes you rethink it a bit, huh.
Makes you rethink it a bit, huh.
Right, I didn't want to add any spoilers. It's still not really clear to me whether it's actually a hoax or not. If it is then there's no clear moral, and either way it's realistic enough that it doesn't really matter.
Warning: spoilers ahead
I think that there was a certain kind of moral; I think that he was making a statement about how absurd people's valuation of art is. That it doesn't even have to be about whether it is good, or original, or even who created it; a nobody could come out, make some shoddy knockoff artwork, and with enough promotion and buzz, create a market for his artwork and start selling it.
I think it's a reaction to the people buying and selling Banksy's own art; art that he created for free, in public, on the street, possibly on someone else's property or on public property, with no expectation of remuneration. Then, once it gets trendy and popular, people start buying it up just because other people are interested in it; they don't even necessarily care about the art itself, nor the artist, they just care that it's popular. By creating an artist out of thin air, peddling derivative, repetitive art with no particular meaning, and then ensuring that the hype increases the value of his art, Banksy is showing how disconnected the art market is from the art itself.
I think that there was a certain kind of moral; I think that he was making a statement about how absurd people's valuation of art is. That it doesn't even have to be about whether it is good, or original, or even who created it; a nobody could come out, make some shoddy knockoff artwork, and with enough promotion and buzz, create a market for his artwork and start selling it.
I think it's a reaction to the people buying and selling Banksy's own art; art that he created for free, in public, on the street, possibly on someone else's property or on public property, with no expectation of remuneration. Then, once it gets trendy and popular, people start buying it up just because other people are interested in it; they don't even necessarily care about the art itself, nor the artist, they just care that it's popular. By creating an artist out of thin air, peddling derivative, repetitive art with no particular meaning, and then ensuring that the hype increases the value of his art, Banksy is showing how disconnected the art market is from the art itself.
Trailer looks good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0b90YppquE
Always enjoyed De La Vega's stuff around NYC, but didn't see it mentioned: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=de+la+vega+art
Always enjoyed De La Vega's stuff around NYC, but didn't see it mentioned: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=de+la+vega+art
For those who care about foursquare, apparently there is a secret badge you get if you check into a screening and mention banksy
Yeah, this is why I don't get foursquare. I personally don't really care for this badge nonsense.
I don't see why that's worth a downvote but I agree, all I see it being useful for is having friends leave notes so that if I'm somewhere new, someone might have left a suggestion as to what I should do/eat/see there
Saw it last week, loved it. Highly recommended.
It's really more about the absurdity of the value that people place on art, rather than about street art per se. If you go in expecting people to talk about street art, how they do it, why they do it, and the like, you'll be disappointed (it has a bit of that, but that's not the point).