BANKSY
THE ARTIST
The Story Behind the Shadow
Banksy is the world's most elusive and influential street artist, and his identity remains unknown. What is known is an extraordinary body of work — created in public, in secret, and always with a message. Through stencils, installations, interventions and projects, he challenges power structures and brings art to the people. From Bristol to the global stage, this section explores the artist behind the works.
A wall is a very big weapon. It is one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
— BANKSY
01ABOUT BANKSY
The story, identity and evolution of the artist who transformed street art into a global cultural phenomenon.
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02ICONIC WORKS
Explore Banksy's most celebrated images and the stories, meanings and moments that made them icons.
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03IDEAS & THEMES
War, authority, consumerism, rats, monkeys, children and rebellion — the recurring ideas and motifs that define Banksy's visual language.
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04MAJOR PROJECTS
From Dismaland and The Walled Off Hotel to Gross Domestic Product — Banksy's most ambitious and immersive projects.
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05EXHIBITIONS
From early Bristol shows to Barely Legal and Banksy vs Bristol Museum — the exhibitions that shaped Banksy's extraordinary trajectory.
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06THE ART OF INTERVENTION
Hoaxes, infiltrations, public actions and unexpected disruptions — when Banksy turns the world beyond the artwork into part of the work itself.
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07FILM & SCREEN
Films, documentaries, animation and television — Banksy's work on screen and his interventions in moving image.
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08BANKSY & ART HISTORY
From Old Masters to Modern Art, explore Banksy's dialogue with art history through appropriation, parody and reinvention.
EXPLOREGraffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty, you can make someone smile while they are having a piss.
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