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Artworks
Banksy
Laugh Now (Unsigned), 2002
Screen print on paper
70 x 50 cm.
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.
Edition of 600
Numbered. Unsigned
Pest Control COA
Pest Control COA
£25,000 - £35,000 GBP
This is an unsigned edition of one of Banksy’s most iconic motifs. Standing upright, shoulders slumped with its head bowed, perhaps beaten into submission, the message 'Laugh now but one...
This is an unsigned edition of one of Banksy’s most iconic motifs. Standing upright, shoulders slumped with its head bowed, perhaps beaten into submission, the message "Laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge" challenges our notions of human superiority with an evolutionary counterpoint—the monkey. In this piece, humanity asserts its dominance, imprinting its presence through stencil board and text, while relegating the monkey, and by extension nature itself, to a mere backdrop. Laugh Now is both provocative and comedic, employing Banksy's trademark wit with finesse. The enigmatic text hints at a looming revolution among the monkeys, evoking echoes of the classic dystopian tale, Planet of the Apes.