| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
viii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
First published: Great Britain : Aurum Press Ltd., 2012. |
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"Contents not authorized" -- Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-314) and index. |
| Contents |
Art of infiltration -- Once upon a time -- Graffiti decoded -- Finding his own style -- All aboard for the Banksy tour -- Anonymously happy -- Artist and organiser -- Outlaw returns home -- Welcome to Team Banksy -- Business of Banksy -- Faking it -- Psst-- anyone want to buy a wall? -- How pest control routed vermin -- Bonjour Monsieur Brainwash -- Art without a theory. |
| Summary |
For years, the British graffiti artist known as Banksy stenciled his works on public walls, ten pound notes, and inside animal enclosures at zoos. Impossible to ignore, his works became collectibles, fetching high prices at gallery shows and auctions. As the fame of the relentlessly anonymous artist grew; so too did the controversy surrounding his work: Was he a guerrilla rebel or a sellout; a prescient artist or a cynical opportunist? |
| Subject |
Banksy.
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Graffiti artists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Artists -- England -- Biography.
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Street art.
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Graffiti.
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Street art -- England.
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Graffiti -- England.
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| Added Title |
Man behind the wall |
| ISBN |
9781250025739: $27.99 |
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1250025737 |
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