Banksy's ..Exit through the gift shop
Discussion
Finally got round to watching it - in sections off youtube, it was brilliant and a strange kind of comedy all the way through (which I guess is actually the same for a large percentage of street art itself)...
...However, I'm left pondering... <BIT OF A SPOILER ALERT>
Mr Brain Wash spent some serious amounts of money on that final exhibition - just the framing of all that work must have cost a bomb on its own.. let alone paying day-rates to all the other artists / prop builders / materials. They said he re-mortgaged his business to do it... what business? All he did for most of his life was run around with a video camera helping other people - how he fitted in any kind of serious business I dont know! He had talent, yes, but as Banksy said himself: not in a good way!.. certainly not a commercial talent (which makes the final part / sucess so ironic)
Also - coincidently, Banksy must have been on his way to being minted by this point, the outlay alone to get that fake million pounds produced must have been massive as the looked pretty damn convincing!
Am I pointing out the obviously that this was all a 'put-up' by Banksy and friends? Dont get me wrong, it must have been along time in the mix + pulling alot of chance meetings / happenings along the way - it also proved a great way of shedding a bit of light on an otherwise undercover movement... but the tongue-in-cheek comment 'It was never about the money.. it never has been'...
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ks.. maybe it was just a bit of fun / pent up creativity in the beginning - but there was a point when it turned into 'all about the money' and Mr Brainwash was the perfect conduit - even with a glaringly obvious name and persona!
Its ashame, I forget who it was that said the art of 20th century is in marketing, all I can remember was they were wearing an expensive suit and didnt have any paint on their fingers.
...However, I'm left pondering... <BIT OF A SPOILER ALERT>
Mr Brain Wash spent some serious amounts of money on that final exhibition - just the framing of all that work must have cost a bomb on its own.. let alone paying day-rates to all the other artists / prop builders / materials. They said he re-mortgaged his business to do it... what business? All he did for most of his life was run around with a video camera helping other people - how he fitted in any kind of serious business I dont know! He had talent, yes, but as Banksy said himself: not in a good way!.. certainly not a commercial talent (which makes the final part / sucess so ironic)
Also - coincidently, Banksy must have been on his way to being minted by this point, the outlay alone to get that fake million pounds produced must have been massive as the looked pretty damn convincing!
Am I pointing out the obviously that this was all a 'put-up' by Banksy and friends? Dont get me wrong, it must have been along time in the mix + pulling alot of chance meetings / happenings along the way - it also proved a great way of shedding a bit of light on an otherwise undercover movement... but the tongue-in-cheek comment 'It was never about the money.. it never has been'...
b
ks.. maybe it was just a bit of fun / pent up creativity in the beginning - but there was a point when it turned into 'all about the money' and Mr Brainwash was the perfect conduit - even with a glaringly obvious name and persona!Its ashame, I forget who it was that said the art of 20th century is in marketing, all I can remember was they were wearing an expensive suit and didnt have any paint on their fingers.
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