Nothing is black and white, and there is no purity and there is no such thing has justice.
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.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
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I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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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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Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
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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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If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
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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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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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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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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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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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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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Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.
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