Banksy in NYC

[Billy Jingo]

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This one is controversial.

[Frostbit]

That third one with the two kids is pretty damn good.

[Billy Jingo]

That third one with the two kids is pretty damn good.

The funny bit was him selling his signed artwork for $60 a pop at a stand and having few takers.

Of course, he likes to poke fun at the art world. He likes to poke fun at just about everything, now that I think about it.

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[phillygirl]

The funny bit was him selling his signed artwork for $60 a pop at a stand and having few takers.

Of course, he likes to poke fun at the art world. He likes to poke fun at just about everything, now that I think about it.

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I heard about that, but had never heard of him. Interesting. Some of his stuff is really good, but I do like his cleverness.

[Billy Jingo]

I heard about that, but had never heard of him. Interesting. Some of his stuff is really good, but I do like his cleverness.

You might recognize some of his stuff without knowing it was him. My avatar is one. Here are a few others that are borderline iconic:












And just because I am a guy .....

[Adam]

Now that's funny! I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

[Adam]

Mayor Knotted Bloomer is upset.

[Billy Jingo]

Mayor Knotted Bloomer is upset.

"Art is art, and nobody’s a bigger supporter of the arts than I am. I just think there are some places for art and there are some places [not for] art. And you running up to somebody’s property or public property and defacing it is not my definition of art. Or it may be art, but it should not be permitted. And I think that’s exactly what the law says."

It is a pretty strong argument.

To be honest, I am ambivalent about what Banksy does. But it is art and the aesthetic progeny of the Pop Art movement. He's (supposedly) a Brit, but his stuff is 20th Century American with 21st Century moralizing.

[Adam]

"Art is art, and nobody’s a bigger supporter of the arts than I am. I just think there are some places for art and there are some places [not for] art. And you running up to somebody’s property or public property and defacing it is not my definition of art. Or it may be art, but it should not be permitted. And I think that’s exactly what the law says."

It is a pretty strong argument.

To be honest, I am ambivalent about what Banksy does. But it is art and the aesthetic progeny of the Pop Art movement. He's (supposedly) a Brit, but his stuff is 20th Century American with 21st Century moralizing.

I generally agree with the idea that graffiti is not a good thing, it just seems like Bloomberg once again has his priorities all out of whack and his focus is all wrong.

The one with the beaver that I like is a prime example of this: he's worried about someone (rather cleverly, IMO) putting a small beaver next to a downed sign, but he's not focused on the myriad of gang tags on that same wall. Tagging is symptomatic of a much deeper problem, and it's a pretty good indicator of when an area is going to be in trouble. Worry about the taggers first, and use them to break up gangs. THEN worry about the random yahoo who spray-paints "fuck you" on a wall because they're mad at the world or whatever. After you've dealt with those two problems, then worry about whether there's a problem with someone who does this:






And I somehow missed this one yesterday:






That's pretty funny. It reminds me of this:

[scott]

Edward. is awesome!

[Michele]

[Billy Jingo]

The Banality of the Banality of Evil

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[Adam]

It's not too late to get that Halloween costume for tonight.

[Billy Jingo]

Halloween win!