Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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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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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
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Keep your coins, I want change.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
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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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Although you might have to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually one of the more honest art forms available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission.
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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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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. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they’re having a piss.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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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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