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Banksy in New York

Zachary Hayes — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:12:24 +0000

Some new Bansky works have popped up in New York.

Banksy’s June 13th Summer Show Video and Coverage

Zachary Hayes — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:04:47 +0000

Banksy’s much anticipated “Summer Show” in his hometown of Bristol has now been unveiled (officially opening June 13, 2009), and I am actually very impressed. He has done what so many other artists have failed to do when presented with the spotlight; he has matured as an artist while at the same time maintained the essential quality and poignancy of his early works that garnered him so much praise. I really think this show will cement Banksy’s place amongst the great 21st century artists. Well done.

“This show is my vision of the future, to which many people will say: ‘You should have gone to Specsavers’”, Banksy added.

Videos and gallery after the jump. Full write up here.

Trailer:

Banksy Show To Open June 13th

Zachary Hayes — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:08:03 +0000

Well, there you go. Banksy is having a show this Saturday, June 13th. Apparently. As for where the show might be, rumors most likely have it pinned down in his hometown of Bristol. Visit his website for the latest.

UPDATE: View video and photos from his June 13th opening here!

Banksy Busy In London

Zachary Hayes — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:16:37 +0000

Some fresh new banksy piecies have popped up in London. Check out the rest here!

NOT BANKSY Collection

Zachary Hayes — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:53:53 +0000

I’m a huge fan of subversion. If you don’t believe me, check out my Cudora Project (complete with intentional spelling errors). So it was to my great amusement when I came across the Thieving Talentless Cunts website and their NOT BANKSY project. Basically, the idea was “devised to annoy people who admire the great master and/or give them something to chuckle about.” And the best thing about subversion? These artworks could very well be the work of Banksy himself, despite the numerous warnings telling us otherwise.

To make it quite clear that these are by NOT BANKSY and NOT by BANKSY, the new stencil works come with original fake Pest Control Certificates of Authenticity declaring them to be authentic NOT BANKSY artworks and are NOT by BANKSY at all.

So, whoever made them, or didn’t make them, I still find them terribly entertaining. And if Banksy really didn’t make them, I bet he’s kicking himself for not coming up with the idea first. As a bonus, they even call Damien Hirst a cunt; bravo child of mind!