I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
BANKSYAt this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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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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I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.
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We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
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Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
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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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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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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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I 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.
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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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