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Rules are there to be broken and none more than the elusive artist Banksy has followed this tennant. Exciting, provocative, sensitive and cutting - the artist's aserbic wit and unmatched style disrupted Walton Street with Andipa's pioneering 2006 exhibition. As crowds lined the streets, desperate to see the works of their masked hero, Andipa's doors flung open to the hungry crowds of collectors, anarchists and even the well-heeled.
The landmark exhibition showcased Banksy at his brilliant best and, even today, few museums (and even fewer galleries) can claim to have had just so many iconic works by Banksy in one space. So here it is, just for you. "Banksy from the collection of Andipa" in all its tumultuous glory.
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From the Collection of Andipa is one of those once in a lifetime show where all things seem to work out. Of course, at the time was difficult to see it panning out how we wanted it to but, when all is said and done, it went to plan. There comes a certain responsibility in the life of any private gallery when creating a private show and the weight of responsibility weighed firmly upon our team with the exhibition. With such an exciting artist we felt it our duty to replicate an experience for visitors - both those familiar with the artist and those new to the world of Banksy.
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Here, online for the first time, it gives us great pleasure to continue to bring this important slice of our own history to visitors. The works, even at the time, were fastly becoming true icons and, as we all know, have since skyrocketed both in terms of renown and in terms of value. Our relationship to the works of Banksy and to the artist himself has always been one of total respect. After all, it was our love of art that first brought him to our attention - his barbed social commentary elegantly and tastefully presented through popular motifs, jokes and his undeniable style. As the artist has evolved we have continued to be in awe at his prolific output, his weaponised style and his role in making us all look into who we are as a people and society.
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“I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom.”