THEMES Politics War Capitalism Imperialism Fascism Consumerism Hypocrisy Ethics

SUBJECTS Rats Apes Policemen BACTIVAIST &N ANONK STREEST ARTYIST Children

QUICK FACTS BORN IN BRISTOL, ENGLAND IN THE MID '70S CAREER AS A GRAFFITI ARTIST BEGAN IN EARLY '90S EARLY WORK WAS LARGELY FREEHAND DEVELOPED HIS SIGNATURE STENCIL STYLE IN THE LATE '90S

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MR. BLEK LE RAT KING ROBBO S. FAIREY BRAINWASH

XAVIER PRICE JOHN ROBERTSON SHEPHARD FAIREY THIERRY GUETTA -Father of the -Anon street artist -Creator of OBEY -L.A. based film stencil tecnhique -Banksy painted imagery/campaign maker turned -Banksy accused of over the oldest -Creator of HOPE street artist copying his style piece of graffiti in poster during -Documented -Banksy claims to London (Robbo's) Obama's election Banksy & have drawn -Passed in 2014; -Worked with Shephard in Exit inspiration from memorialized in Banksy on Semi- Through the Gift Blek's early work Dismaland park Permanent exhibit Shop

ANONYMOUS For over two decades, Banksy's identity has been a mystery. Speculation pointed to Robin Gunningham in 2008, and scientific research (the use of geographic profiling, correlation between 140 artworks across London & Bristol) seems to back that claim in recent years. SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEB OFFICIAL BANKSY WEBSITE HTTP://BANKSY.CO.UK/ THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS USED BY BANKSY HIMSELF IN FACT, BANKSY'S WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY STATES HE HAS NO OR

MEDIA COVERAGE TV & FILM GRAFFITI WARS | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFTSHOP | BANKSY DOES NY

SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS EXISTENCILISM | BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL | CUT IT OUT

GUERILLA MARKETING CAMPAIGNS BARELY LEGAL: Banksy's first large-scale exhibition in the U.S. showcased his installation artwork, addressing the metaphorical "elephant in the room." BETTER OUT THAN IN: Banksy's month-long campaign in which he adorned NYC's streets with a new piece of work each day MUSEUM STUNT: Banksy installs his own artwork in the Brooklyn Museum, NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History and the NY MoMA.

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