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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.

Banksy

The art world is the biggest joke going. It’s a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak. And modern art is a disgrace – never have so many people used so much stuff and taken so long to say so little.
BANKSY

Art Home Taken
Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
BANKSY

Mind People
Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
BANKSY

Art Graffiti Littles
It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
BANKSY

Artist Needs Successful
Fight the fighters, not their wars.
BANKSY

Fighter Fighting War
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.
BANKSY

Inspiring Movie World
Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
BANKSY

Artist Graffiti Writing
I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
BANKSY

Art Need Order
Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
BANKSY

Graffiti Hipster Speak
Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
BANKSY

Art Bus Stops Museums
People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
BANKSY

Graffiti Ironic People
I’ve never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn’t seem very appealing to me.
BANKSY

Night People Sleep
I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
BANKSY

Art Encourage People Used
You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
BANKSY

Inspirational Race Winning
Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
BANKSY

Art Police Today
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.
BANKSY

Looks People White

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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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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