Exit Through the Giftshop

Banksy’s ‘Security Guard’ Ripped Off

Well that didn’t take long. A reader sent in this photo of the cutout wall in Los Angeles where Banksy’s recently stenciled ‘Guard On Duty‘ used to stand. Looks like someone decided to remove the whole panel. With the east coast premiere of his documentary approaching quickly, don’t worry New Yorkers, in the next few days you too may get a chance to own a piece of guerrilla marketing history. UPDATE: Video footage of the heist and the ID of the culprit after the jump via JetSet Graffiti. Read more »

By Bucky Turco on April 14, 2010 at 12:50 pm

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The Banksy Sightings Have Begun…In LA

Just like he did at Sundance, highly financed street artist Banksy has begun the guerrilla marketing campaign for his documentary that is set to debut in several U.S. cities on Friday. This piece—the first of what should be many—taking a shot a balloon hound Jeff Koons was spotted in Los Angeles. Closeup below: Read more »

By Bucky Turco on April 11, 2010 at 1:02 pm

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Banksy Just As Shocked As Us At How Retarded Brainwash Fans Are

With the U.S. release of his documentary approaching, Banksy did an interview with LA Weekly and discussed the film, Mr. Brainwash and the epically fucked art world (and fans) that have validated MBW. A monster of his own making, Banky still appears to be stunned at Thierry Guetta’s shockingly meteoric rise, which he played a big part in: “His art sells for roughly double what mine does these days. Gore Vidal once wrote that ‘Every time a friend of mine succeeds, a little bit of me dies.’ I’d amend that to ‘Every time one of my friends borrows my ideas, mounts a huge art show and becomes a millionaire celebrity,’ a little bit of me wants him dead.” Read more »

By Bucky Turco on April 9, 2010 at 5:47 pm

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Banksy Documentary At Sundance Executive Produced By Banksy Associate

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The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Banksy documentary, “Exit Through the Giftshop,” is premiering on Sunday night as part of the Sundance Film Festival’s “Spotlight Surprise.” It was executive produced by Banksy’s high ranking associate, Holly Cushing, who coordinated his very profitable show in LA, headed Pest Control, managed the Lazarides Gallery, and scolded this guy for using the artist’s images in some video. Read more »

By Bucky Turco on January 21, 2010 at 1:05 am

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Banksy Spotted At Sundance

Is the world’s wealthiest street artist yucking it up at this year’s Sundance Film Festival with the rest of the rich people? Quite possibly. His work has been spotted on the mean streets of Park City, and a new documentary by Banksy called “Exit Through the Giftshop,” is expected to premiere at the snow-covered corporate clusterfuck. Update: more spotted, click below for additional sightings Read more »

By Bucky Turco on January 19, 2010 at 7:47 pm

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