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Banksy
Jan 14, 2010 12:04:36 GMT -8
Post by evilchoy on Jan 14, 2010 12:04:36 GMT -8
i think people are looking into this too much.... part of the culture at least here in NYC is too add on to a thrown piece and make them better... If Robbo and Banksy were really having a spat they would either X it out, or cover the whole piece up....
My opinion I see this more of a bunch of artist having fun and working on a piece together and teasing or egging each other on no tupac biggie shit going down here.... no harm done carry on....
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Banksy
Jan 14, 2010 12:10:21 GMT -8
Post by ken on Jan 14, 2010 12:10:21 GMT -8
True that, in terms of graffiti beef, I'd rather have this than someone in the hospital.
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Banksy
Jan 14, 2010 13:53:47 GMT -8
Post by svenman on Jan 14, 2010 13:53:47 GMT -8
ken - i'm no expert on uk graf or writers either, but i do appreciate me some street art.
my interest in graf and street art goes back years, but only as i have always had an interest in subcultures - hip hop and the graf that came with it that goes back to when i was 10 years old and enjoying old school electro and spinning around on bits of lino and also punk and hardcore - spiking up my hair and pogoing about to what i thought was really punk shit at the time - it was a fun and exciting time to be growing up in the 80's! - but have been into street art more seriously over the last 6-8 years.
my very basic understanding is that graf writers generally don't have much time for street art. street art is, in my mind, an evolution of graf - and builds from the seeds and ideals that the early writers planted. some writers don't entertain street artists as it is not the 'pure' essence of what graf was originally about....
i hadn't heard of robbo before this, and i don't think i'd really missed out on much. the original piece was not much to look at, but i find it interesting that this piece had actually survived for 20 years without being fully tagged over or ever buffed.
obviously he has more standing with other writers and pure graf fans than banksy does due to his being there 20 years ago, so i think the point about street 'cred' is purely subjective to whichever side of the fence you are on - i'm sure banksy has more credibility with people who enjoy humour and originality in his art than taggers or writers do. one man's trash is another man's treasure though.
i'm not sure who is doing this 'team' robbo thing, but i would guess that it is not robbo himself, just some crew that feels that they can wind up the banksy loving public by taking cheap shots and spinning out publicity and essentially getting their name out there, which is back to what graf is all about. i don't think it's shameless self promotion steve - it's just graf writers taking the piss a bit - writing their name on other people's property is what they do.... i guess we are propagating the buzz that 'team' robbo are creating for themselves by posting about it and discussing it here.
street art can carry a powerful message, but i guess that the message that pure graf writing carries is essentially someone's name. i'm not too interested in that other than from a purely aesthetic viewpoint, which is pretty much the same level of appreciation i had when i was 10 years old.
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 5:02:57 GMT -8
Post by jediak on Jan 21, 2010 5:02:57 GMT -8
I'm sure most have you have read about the Banksy film rumors in conjunction with his recent pieces popping up at Sundance, more info came out and he put up a website... www.banksyfilm.com/
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 8:42:57 GMT -8
Post by ken on Jan 21, 2010 8:42:57 GMT -8
Oh boy, hope this isn't really about MBW. Couple screenshots-  
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 10:02:36 GMT -8
Post by jediak on Jan 21, 2010 10:02:36 GMT -8
"Oh boy, hope this isn't really about MBW"
What's MBW?
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 10:14:02 GMT -8
Post by oldfartatplay on Jan 21, 2010 10:14:02 GMT -8
"Oh boy, hope this isn't really about MBW" What's MBW? Mr Brainwash, an artist with a lot of controversy surrounding him. People seem to either love him or hate him (there doesn’t seem to be too many in the middle). He has an opening coming up @ Opera Galley NYC next month.
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 11:17:38 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Jan 21, 2010 11:17:38 GMT -8
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 11:26:39 GMT -8
Post by droow2 on Jan 21, 2010 11:26:39 GMT -8
Here are the new pieces in Utah.  Can't see that door being around too long!
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Banksy
Jan 21, 2010 11:33:44 GMT -8
Post by gildoinc on Jan 21, 2010 11:33:44 GMT -8
Here are the new pieces in Utah.  Can't see that door being around too long! It's all good as long as IFOUNDBANKSY doesn't end up on this forum. 
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Banksy
Jan 24, 2010 8:24:10 GMT -8
Post by highbrow on Jan 24, 2010 8:24:10 GMT -8
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Banksy
Jan 24, 2010 21:26:52 GMT -8
Post by evilchoy on Jan 24, 2010 21:26:52 GMT -8
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Banksy
Jan 24, 2010 21:55:06 GMT -8
Post by steveinca on Jan 24, 2010 21:55:06 GMT -8
thanks for the link, ec. So basically MBW was Banksy's assistant. I wonder if this film will have any effect on MBW's prices.....
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Banksy
Jan 28, 2010 11:26:31 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Jan 28, 2010 11:26:31 GMT -8
An additional piece in Utah.  
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Banksy
Feb 3, 2010 21:39:55 GMT -8
Post by sbgallery on Feb 3, 2010 21:39:55 GMT -8
An additional piece in Utah.   I laughed out loud when I saw this one. Brilliant, as always...
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Banksy
Feb 27, 2010 7:06:28 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Feb 27, 2010 7:06:28 GMT -8
 As well as the regular edition that you can pick up in any newsagents, you can also …buy an exclusive package consisting of a poster/print of the cover image (without cover lines) plus a special edition of the magazine (no cover lines) for a steal of £12. There are only 5,000 copies of the set containing the poster and the magazine. To grab a set just visit… www.timeout.com/banksy
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Banksy
Feb 27, 2010 10:50:18 GMT -8
Post by epicfai on Feb 27, 2010 10:50:18 GMT -8
Thanks for the heads-up there Sleep. Just grabbed one as a gift!
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Banksy
Feb 28, 2010 1:36:47 GMT -8
Post by mike on Feb 28, 2010 1:36:47 GMT -8
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Banksy
Mar 1, 2010 10:10:14 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Mar 1, 2010 10:10:14 GMT -8
Interesting read. Especially where he says he won't be doing any more shows for a while  Here's the video:
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Banksy
Mar 9, 2010 9:27:19 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Mar 9, 2010 9:27:19 GMT -8
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Banksy
Mar 9, 2010 10:13:39 GMT -8
Post by mike on Mar 9, 2010 10:13:39 GMT -8
The bottom one isn't a banksy.
The VLH is particularly good...
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Banksy
Mar 9, 2010 10:29:12 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Mar 9, 2010 10:29:12 GMT -8
The bottom one isn't a banksy. The VLH is particularly good... yah, i suspected that as well. guess robbo made a mistake.
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Banksy
Mar 9, 2010 14:59:06 GMT -8
Post by juggernut3 on Mar 9, 2010 14:59:06 GMT -8
Banksy vs. Robbo?
I think people should retitle this: Robbo vs. Banksy. It's clear that Banksy stirred up the hornet's next by unwittingly going over Robbo's piece last November. (But that was almost 1/2 year ago) Since then this has clearly gone one sided.
It takes two party of similar or near equal power to make a significant war (last). There's not a real "war" as it's Robbo going berserk on Banksy. I would consider it more like an ambush. At least until Banksy decides to make it into a war... (then it'll get interesting.)
IMHO: Robbo is old school and pretty witty, but he's out of his league when it comes to Banksy. I think Banksy will disintegrate him if he ever decides to flex his stencils on poor Robbo...
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Banksy
Mar 9, 2010 23:58:21 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Mar 9, 2010 23:58:21 GMT -8
Yah, not much reaction from Banksy that's why it might get stupid... It wasn't "unwitting" though on Banksy's part.
Check this video lols.
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Banksy
Mar 20, 2010 1:50:46 GMT -8
Post by steveinca on Mar 20, 2010 1:50:46 GMT -8
wtf... cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250594537178COME DINE WITH BANKSY-ONCE IN A LUNCHTIME OPPORTUNITY!! INCLUDES BANKSY TOUR AND LIMITED EDITION MOMENTO-RARE!! Item condition: New Time left: 9h 23m 10s (20 Mar, 201019:12:57 GMT) Price: £2,500.00 Buy It NowBuy It Now or Best Offer:
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