If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn’t matter how great you were, it’ll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.
BANKSYIt’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
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If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.
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I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
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I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
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At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
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