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Banksy: the Man behind Wall: Revised and Illustrated Edition
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Banksy: the Man behind Wall: Revised and Illustrated Edition
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Banksy: the Man behind Wall: Revised and Illustrated Edition
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In this fully revised and richly illustrated edition, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a complete picture of the life and work of Banksy, perhaps the most iconic, enigmatic and controversial artist of modern times.
For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. This fully updated and illustrated story of Banksy’s life and career
builds an intriguing picture of his world
and unpicks its contradictions. Whether art or vandalism, anti-establishment or sell-out,
Banksy and his work have become a cultural phenomenon
and the question ‘Who is Banksy?’ is as much about his career as it is ‘the man behind the wall’. From his
beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist
, his artwork is now
sold at auction for seven-figure sums
and hangs on celebrities’ walls. The appearance of a new Banksy is national news, his documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop
was
Oscar-nominated
and people queue for hours to see his latest exhibition. Now more
National Treasure than edgy outsider,
who is Banksy and how did he become what he is today?
This book charts Banksy's journey from the
graffiti-scrawled streets of Barton Hill
, the working class neighbourhood of Bristol where he and others
covered the walls with vibrant pieces while trying to avoid the police,
through to some of the most prestigious galleries of the world, where his
daring acts of guerilla art
have forced us to reconsider how we define as art. From the
artist's own words
to recollections of friends and colleagues, this book also examines the contradictions of Banksy's life: charting how a privately educated boy from a middle class area of Bristol
reinvented himself as a rogue and an outlaw
who would take the art world by storm. With
beautiful reproductions of some of his most controversial and recognisable works
, this detailed study is a truly indispensible guide to understanding the ultimate art rebel whose work is no less relevant today than it was when he first started out some thirty years ago.
For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. This fully updated and illustrated story of Banksy’s life and career
builds an intriguing picture of his world
and unpicks its contradictions. Whether art or vandalism, anti-establishment or sell-out,
Banksy and his work have become a cultural phenomenon
and the question ‘Who is Banksy?’ is as much about his career as it is ‘the man behind the wall’. From his
beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist
, his artwork is now
sold at auction for seven-figure sums
and hangs on celebrities’ walls. The appearance of a new Banksy is national news, his documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop
was
Oscar-nominated
and people queue for hours to see his latest exhibition. Now more
National Treasure than edgy outsider,
who is Banksy and how did he become what he is today?
This book charts Banksy's journey from the
graffiti-scrawled streets of Barton Hill
, the working class neighbourhood of Bristol where he and others
covered the walls with vibrant pieces while trying to avoid the police,
through to some of the most prestigious galleries of the world, where his
daring acts of guerilla art
have forced us to reconsider how we define as art. From the
artist's own words
to recollections of friends and colleagues, this book also examines the contradictions of Banksy's life: charting how a privately educated boy from a middle class area of Bristol
reinvented himself as a rogue and an outlaw
who would take the art world by storm. With
beautiful reproductions of some of his most controversial and recognisable works
, this detailed study is a truly indispensible guide to understanding the ultimate art rebel whose work is no less relevant today than it was when he first started out some thirty years ago.