Hopefully, you caught the essay we published on the political implications of Banksy (if not, click here), but now it’s time to backtrack a bit and give a more formal introduction to the most notorious street artist of all time.
Banksy. Instantly, the name conjurs the images of the most sought after street artist in the world, the name that people first hear of when exploring street art, and, correspondingly, the first name people think of when talking about it. Perhaps, he’s the sell-out or the dude you knew about months before everybody else.
Whether you like him or not, he’s also a fantastic artist, and I don’t think I even need to go into the volume of work he’s done, the eccentric shows he’s put together in LA and London, or the infamously witty black monkeys and rats that adorn England’s brick walls. In case you don’t know who I’m talking about, or even if you do, check out this interview with England’s Sunday Times, complete with video of Banksy in action (omg! 
). Also, this Friday, March 5th, Banksy’s first film, “Exit Through The Gift Shop,” a self-described “street-art disaster movie,” hits UK cinemas. No word on other international releases, but surely this film will drop Stateside, bootleg or otherwise, in a month or less. Check out the preview below (and if anybody recognizes the beat, definitely post the name in the comments):
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