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Banksy stencil on Melrose Avenue, and Orange Street, in Los Angeles, California.[/caption]
British street artist Banksy is kinda famous for his thought-provoking stencils. He might have started on the streets of London, England, but he's definitely global now. And Banksy isn't a graffiti artist anymore, he's an artist artist, and one who doesn't need a publicity agent -- he can handle that himself, thank you very much.
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Banksy stencils selling in Central Park, NYC, over the weekend. The elderly vendor is not Banksy.[/caption]
His recent "residency" in New York City has been a public relations bonanza. Over the weekend, for instance, he set up a pop-up booth in Central Park on Saturday. On his website, Banksy wrote: "Yesterday I set up a stall in the park selling 100% authentic original signed Banksy canvases. For $60 [USD] each." The Guardian newspaper' item points out this is less than a tenth what his original stencils sell for in art galleries. Banksy's says the day's take was $420 USD. Earlier he made some noise with his moving installation "Sirens of the Lambs" -- a slaughterhouse delivery truck full of shrieking stuffed animals. But all of this is nothing compared to the video he's released on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsF3HspQY6A
Graffiti and street art: Banksy vs. King Robbo ►
Banksy stencil on Melrose Avenue, and Orange Street, in Los Angeles, California.[/caption]British street artist Banksy is kinda famous for his thought-provoking stencils. He might have started on the streets of London, England, but he's definitely global now. And Banksy isn't a graffiti artist anymore, he's an artist artist, and one who doesn't need a publicity agent -- he can handle that himself, thank you very much.
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Banksy stencils selling in Central Park, NYC, over the weekend. The elderly vendor is not Banksy.[/caption]His recent "residency" in New York City has been a public relations bonanza. Over the weekend, for instance, he set up a pop-up booth in Central Park on Saturday. On his website, Banksy wrote: "Yesterday I set up a stall in the park selling 100% authentic original signed Banksy canvases. For $60 [USD] each." The Guardian newspaper' item points out this is less than a tenth what his original stencils sell for in art galleries. Banksy's says the day's take was $420 USD. Earlier he made some noise with his moving installation "Sirens of the Lambs" -- a slaughterhouse delivery truck full of shrieking stuffed animals. But all of this is nothing compared to the video he's released on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsF3HspQY6A
Graffiti and street art: Banksy vs. King Robbo ►
Banksy makes himself scarce ►
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