Banksy Hits New York's Most Famous Museums
Very daring guy! UK artist, Banksy, sneaked into 4 of New York's most prestigious museums and installed 4 pieces of his works.
Dressed as a British pensioner, over the last few days Banksy entered each of the galleries and attached one of his own works, complete with authorative name plaque and explanation.
Got this from his site
The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a bi-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit. - Robin Banks aka Banksy
Other links with regards to his works and public stunts:
Banksy: London, Turf Wars and Ghettos: This is a collection of his graffiti taken all around London, Brighton and Bournemouth.
Guerrilla artist in statue stunt by Ian Youngs (BBC News Online entertainment staff)
Banksy's exhibition closed because of 'legal problems' by Ananova
Cow covered with Andy Warhol's face from anecdotage.com
Natural History Museum exhibits an unnatural specimen by Guardian
Other blogs
Banksy, Hafftka and Hanging Your Art Publicly by Capn Design
graffiti continued (or: designated riot zone) by restraint.org
this reminds me of tom green. in one particularly daring episode, he sneaked into an art museum, stuck his painting on the wall. using a black marker, he modified his art work right in front of a few surprised visitors. he had to flee when the guard was called in.
ReplyDeletewah, he's daring for sure. I like his work.
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