I wasn't sure at first how I felt about Banksy, a once-unknown "street artist" from a sleepy cow-town in England, displaying framed, matted recreations of his graffiti and selling them for $40k a pop. He did provide a B.O.G.O.F.F super-deal though, which was really funny to me:
And finally, my favorite picture from the Banksy exhibit. I was trying to take a picture of his framed counterfeit Priness Di moolah, when I noticed the reflection of the American flag in the frame, as well as in other reflections all around... Weird.
It's cool how Banksy has been able to turn something he loves doing into something that also helps him pay the bills and fund his next "big thing." Banksy in a gallery? All the more power to him.
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I have mixed feelings too though, about Banksy selling his art and exhibiting it in a fancy gallery. It seems against what he has always stood up for (example, the hijacking of the Tate Modern, MOMA, etc.)
I mean isn't the great thing about street art the fact that it is accessible to anyone and everyone?
Has he sold out completely? I mean, I guess as he loses some fans, he gains news one in this way... with his books, his ads, etc. But yet, I would be the first to go to his exhibit if I were in town.
*sigh* In conclusion, I am CONFUSED, and I still HEART banksy.
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