IMPORTANT: The artist known as Banksy is not involved in this exhibition and has not provided any endorsements or support nor artworks for this show. This municipal exhibition is independently curated and presented.
The artworks and objects presented in the exhibition are all from private collections.
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“Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.”
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The expansiveness of the show invited an educational aspect to it where the public can engage with the works more critically, it examines how social and political events of our world are viewed through Banksy’s street art. The show takes on an interesting contextual narrative, the exhibitionary space; a monumental building is hosting an artist that is leading the future of the urban art movement. These two temporal polarities instigate interesting discussion in regards to how the past merges with the future to enrich the global art culture. Originally based in Bristol, Banksy has moved on far beyond his local art scene in the 1990s, and has become one of the world’s most notorious artists in urban art movement, and has become one of most discussed, debated and acclaimed cultural figures of our age.
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Taking inspiration from the Bristol Underground Scene, the artist claims that his distinctive style, which combines stencil and graffiti writing, developed out of a need to quickly create large-scale works. Banksy's work typically includes satirical social and political commentary, and ranges from murals to sculpture and installation, often playing with the contextual aspects of the work.
His reputation as an anonymous artist has naturally provoked much disarray in the international art world, but Banksy’s mysterious persona was a powerful advantage as his work has been able to speak for itself and beyond that, it has unravelled issues and afforded a voice for those who would not have been heard otherwise. His artwork reveals a unique mix of humour and humanity, he seems to take a collectivist approach in his creations which make him and his work all the more impressive, and mighty.
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