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.
BANKSYToday’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
More Banksy Quotes
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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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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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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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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The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
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Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
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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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Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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