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Banksy reversed the Warhol quote so it fits today’s weather. “In the future, everyone will want to be anonymous for fifteen minutes.” Banksy “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Andy Warhol Needless to say, social media changed things. Going off the grid will be the new luxury.
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Banksy’s self-destructing painting 🎈
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In 2016, graffiti artist Banksy installed a shredder into one of his canvasses entitled it “Girl With Balloon.” Just last week, Sotheby’s auction house in London sold the painting to the highest bidder for $1.37 million. The picture subsequently tore to shreds. “A few years ago I secretly built a shredder into a painting…in case it was…
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Banksy in Paris
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Seemingly coinciding with Paris Fashion Week, a few new yet unconfirmed pieces from Banksy recently materialized in the French capital. We have three murals for you so far, starting with the wall above featuring a girl spray painting a damask-like pattern over a swastika, speaking to the loss of innocence and the fears of rising…
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Banksy returns to New York
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Banksy is back in New York, the first time since his month-long residency back in 2013. The iconic street artist kicked off his visit with a mural dedicated to the imprisonment of Turkish artist and journalist Zehra Dogan, who’s watercolor painting protests the continued destruction of Kurdish territory by the Turkish military. The black hash…