I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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But there’s no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We’re not supposed to be embraced in that way. When you look at how society rewards so many of the wrong people, it’s hard not to view financial reimbursement as a badge of self-serving mediocrity.
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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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People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.
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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.
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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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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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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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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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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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