A visionary and leader of a new artistic movement, the UK artist known as “Banksy” has become the anonymous poster boy for free speech. Bankrobber Gallery, London, in collaboration with Vanina Holasek Gallery, are pleased to present for the first time in New York, an exhibition of works by Banksy.
He is the most controversial graffiti artist in the world today. He’s considered an “art terrorist” and a “prankster” who has never posed for a photograph or even let the world know his real name. Banksy’s managed to smuggle pieces of his work into New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, and American Museum of Natural History all in the same day, as well as the Louvre in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, and The Natural History Museum in London. He once stenciled the phrase “Mind the Crap” which appeared overnight on the steps to Tate Modern, he smuggled 500 altered jackets of the Paris Hilton CD into record stores, and placed a life-size replica of a Guantanamo Bay detainee in Disneyland.
Last year he reached tabloid status in the U.S. when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie purchased some of his pieces at his show in Los Angeles where animal rights activists were outraged by his pink painted elephant. Today, Banksy’s work is being compared to Warhol as the value of his art has skyrocketed faster than any substance on record. Come see his works in person for the first time in New York at: Banksy New York: “A Bankrobber Crime”….
December 2nd-29th, 2007. Opening Reception: Sunday, December 2nd. 1pm-5pm at Vanina Holasek Gallery. 502 West 27th Street NY, NY 10001
Visit the artist’s website: www.banksy.co.uk
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thanks for the heads up!