I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
BANKSYFilm is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
More Banksy Quotes
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The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
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I’d been painting rats for three years before someone said ‘that’s clever it’s an anagram of art’ and I had to pretend I’d known that all along.
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At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
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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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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars
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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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Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many 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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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 just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
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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 originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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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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