You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
BANKSYI don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
More Banksy Quotes
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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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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 to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
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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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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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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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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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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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If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
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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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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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