Some people are ridiculous and will do anything to make a buck. Check out this trailer, new film coming soon - " How to sell a Banksy "
Banksy’s work now reportedly changes hands for millions.But he puts up his street art for free. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got your hands on one of these?Does it mean you’ve found a winning lottery ticket or just scraped some worthless crap off a wall?
Going up against the Art Establishment, Critics, Auction Houses, Gallery Owners and Authentication Boards in a quest for the elusive meal ticket, two filmmakers unwittingly gatecrash the
“HOW TO SELL A BANKSY” raises questions of ownership, authentication and the true value of art itself. Through all the chaos and incompetence comes a modern-day, true-story, crime-theft, comedy-caper.
Just received this email containing new pieces from the mysterious "Banksy"...
Apparently, Banksy has been soaking up the sun, living the glamorous life after his recent Mocumentry "Exit The Gift" shop reached huge box office success. POP culture has been flipped upside down once again, thanks to Banksy. His Pieces are sought after from some of Hollywood's most elite to the deepest of art collectors around the world.
For those of you who are package design fans, last night Banksy released the packaging and extras for the United States version of the DVD release of his acclaimed film, Exit Through The Gift Shop. DVDs will be in stores across the United States starting on December 14th with the film going first to iTunes and Movies-On-Demand channels beginning November 23rd. (You can pre-order the film on iTunes starting today)
Out take from "Exit Through the Gift" Space Invader get's invaded.
It looks as though Robbo and his crew have painted over another one of Banksy’s pieces in Camden. If you remember, what set off this confrontation was Banksy painting over one of Robbo’s historical throwups, which was over 20 years old (although the feud probably had its origins from even earlier). After Team Robbo went back and remixed THAT Banksy piece, they now modify another one implying that Mr. B is fishing for street cred.
What is making what Team Robbo is doing more effective and infinitely more entertaining is the fact that they aren’t simply painting over or defacing Banksy’s work but actually changing it to suit their means. Although we doubt Sir Banksy will respond or escalate this any further, Robbo and the WRH family boasts that “No Banksy is safe,” so perhaps we will see more…