T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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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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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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In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.
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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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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when of course it’s more like entertaining the troops in a neutral zone, during peacetime in a country without an army.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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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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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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