Shiv Ramdas: Banksy is remarkable and I don't mean art or even this, but the guy/gal/person has legit just stayed anon after decades in the public eye in an age where every clown with a phone cam is out trying to Sherlock their day away, genuinely just remarkable to manage.

Banksy is remarkable and I don't mean art or even this, but the guy/gal/person has legit just stayed anon after decades in the public eye in an age where every clown with a phone cam is out trying to Sherlock their day away, genuinely just remarkable to manage.

Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat detained in Italy after saving 37 people

Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat detained in Italy after saving 37 peoplewww.theguardian.com Artist calls impounding of MV Louise Michel ‘vile and unacceptable’ after rescue of 17 unaccompanied children

I want you to say the sentence "I live in the 21st century and there has been a public figure doing public things for nearly 20 years who constantly makes news and we have literally no idea about anything at all about them" and think about what you just said

Banksy is the kinda figure I'd have loved to get deep into and spend weeks researching except doing any of that kinda defeats whats so interesting about the figure in the first place, master pysch job

My two favorites are the shredding of the auction piece and the random hand out of a work to a kid on the underground. Planned and public actions out in sight, still unknown.

The shredding was brilliant and I also liked how he sold original signed artwork for $60 a pop on a NYC sidewalk

the street sales are interesting but the shredding is a surface level commentary on art world market dynamics and not all that profound only increased its value and no collectors or private equity firms were hurt in creation of that work

as as act of pettiness it is art though

its also better viewed as a statement on capitalism than art value. You have the investor class who expect to get whatever they want because of their wallet whenever they want and and he gathered them in a place to publicly be told No. Profundity is not the only metric that we need use here.

its art sure but is it really petty persay to meticulously plan a theatre piece on financial speculation in an auction house for celebrity millionaires original buyer resold piece for 25 million bucks shredded banksy is just winking at auction houses and fame real banksy is best in the streets

Obviously the shredding stunt made the piece more valuable but the video of everyone being shocked as it started to get destroyed after final bidding was worth it. I’m not sure what you mean by “not that profound” but it was a unique event, it doesn’t need to say anything

people really are blocking on here because of things like not liking banksy and thats just about the funniest thing I can imagine almost as funny as the block for saying twee music is sexy go to an art school critique before being defensive about different art tastes people

Umm I’m not blocking anyone and don’t care if people don’t like Banksy?

I did. Not down with folks who come into a thread of “this was a favorite” and proceed to “aktually” and piss all over enjoyment. Just a personal preference of mine, right now.

its not you its whoever the comment above yours is sorry it seems like a block is maybe overreacting for art opinions but some people are apparently really passionate about banksy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I would post it in front of my toilet, so it would get the most views.

The shredded auction piece actually went up in value.

I liked the shredding thing except for one thing; it clearly stopped half way through purposely so that the work stayed in one piece. It would have been much better if it actually shredded the whole thing

Banksy made a theme park! This is the kinda conspiracy cabal shit I WANT. Secret artists and philanthropists who just do cool shit for the world and want nothing from the world.

Dismaland! amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Banksy's Dismaland: 'amusements and anarchism' in artist’s biggest project yet | Banksy | The Guardianamp.theguardian.com Art show on 2.5-acre seafront site in Weston-super-Mare features Cinderella crash scene, post-riot model village and cardboard airport security

He's a boy and he has very pretty hands.

My theory is that 'Banksy' is a cooperative effort between several artists. And at least one of them is fairly security-savvy, and able to cover their tracks.

And also that we're going to find out someday that their identity/identities were an open secret among the local art community.

Isn't it the guy from Massive Attack?

Yeah, Goldie let it slip in an interview years ago and everyone’s been doing the dril/spiderman thing ever since

He’s actually been ID’d already a few times so it’s not a collective; I won’t post his name here because I think it’s cool he is still able to remain relatively anonymous while doing awesome stuff.

Can we have a nice little heisty movie that’s just about this collective and their little security team putting art out into the world? (fictionally, of course)

It's not quite that, but you've reminded me of D.B. Borton's book Smoke, which I adore: dbborton.com/book/smoke/

Smoke - D.B. Bortondbborton.com SMOKE is the new mystery novel by D. B. Borton, author of the Cat Caliban and Gilda Liberty series. Fans of the spunky, salty, sixty-something Cat will want to meet seventy-something Marge. How to buy...

Was about to say this - if any individual is outed as 'banksy', the group can continue thereby disapproving that individual. Even if spearheaded by someone, it has to be a group effort

Similar to dril, you can piece together who he likely is if you really try hard, but everyone has sort of agreed that we don't want to know because it's more fun that way.

This as well. If you actually put in the effort to ID Banksy, you're going to be seen as an asshole by basically everyone who cared.

It’s been hard but I …. Oh wait, no ignore that

they were recently outed in a court case if yr curious

The Dread Artist Banksy is what I'm saying.

we know who he is tho

he's about as anonymous as SwiftOnSecurity lol

adjective status.

It’s the kinda thing that turns from a singular person, to an anon movement! 🖤

Banksy is my Hero

AZ: live at the Fairgrounds...

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