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.
BANKSYI 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.
BANKSYAt this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
BANKSYI have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
BANKSYSometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
BANKSYI wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
BANKSYWhen you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.
BANKSYPeople either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
BANKSYKeep your coins, I want change.
BANKSYFilm is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
BANKSYWriting 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.
BANKSYA wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
BANKSYThe holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
BANKSYNobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
BANKSYI 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 recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
BANKSYThe 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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