If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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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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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.
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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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I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of 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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Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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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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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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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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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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