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.
BANKSYA wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
More Banksy Quotes
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I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
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A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It’s yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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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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People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.
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I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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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.
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You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.
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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.
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Keep your coins, I want change.
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All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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