The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
BANKSYModern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
More Banksy Quotes
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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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 tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in.
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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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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
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A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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Fight the fighters, not their wars.
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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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