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.
BANKSYNot everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
More Banksy Quotes
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I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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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 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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You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
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I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in – like peace and justice and freedom.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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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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