I agree with the Skeptical_Skeptic that "EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP" is the best BANKSY documentary; I have 4 about the artist and IMHO its the best of them all.
Though this is worth watching it only has a few new pieces of content, that are not seen in the other documentary releases, and its a very boringly dull presentation of almost 2 hours (having said that I find, even as an artist myself, that art on the whole is an incredibly mundane, drab and thoroughly one sided misinformation of B***S**t from a few overly wealthy and sad elitists). I think a couple of reviewers have missed the point i.e. "it is about the roots of graffiti" and introduces the early practitioners. It then goes off into introducing the people who merged themselves in with it, for their own reasons/interests etc. Before it gets to last part of dealers stealing art off the public's walls, it emphasises just how impactive his work could be for pointing out the despicable irregularities and wrongs of everyday life.
He can't be seen in this film (its just an actor I believe) as facial recognition software would identify him straight away and, he would be arrested (from the image I saw I would know who it was without the software...lol).
I have no idea why he would have done some project with the artist Damien Hirst (artist, for me, is not the choice of word to describe his crap) but he always has a plan. Anyway! He is the most distinctive creative image activist ever, and long may he reign as such, in exposing the both government and financial institutions of self greed!
Its a better watch than any of the non real, fake and - Dumb you Down - 'REALITY' television shows!
Though this is worth watching it only has a few new pieces of content, that are not seen in the other documentary releases, and its a very boringly dull presentation of almost 2 hours (having said that I find, even as an artist myself, that art on the whole is an incredibly mundane, drab and thoroughly one sided misinformation of B***S**t from a few overly wealthy and sad elitists). I think a couple of reviewers have missed the point i.e. "it is about the roots of graffiti" and introduces the early practitioners. It then goes off into introducing the people who merged themselves in with it, for their own reasons/interests etc. Before it gets to last part of dealers stealing art off the public's walls, it emphasises just how impactive his work could be for pointing out the despicable irregularities and wrongs of everyday life.
He can't be seen in this film (its just an actor I believe) as facial recognition software would identify him straight away and, he would be arrested (from the image I saw I would know who it was without the software...lol).
I have no idea why he would have done some project with the artist Damien Hirst (artist, for me, is not the choice of word to describe his crap) but he always has a plan. Anyway! He is the most distinctive creative image activist ever, and long may he reign as such, in exposing the both government and financial institutions of self greed!
Its a better watch than any of the non real, fake and - Dumb you Down - 'REALITY' television shows!