“In a statement to The Art Newspaper, Mark Stephens of the law firm Finers Stephens Innocent said: ‘Banksy, Steve Lazarides, Pictures on Walls and its directors are most concerned to have been advised that they and some members of the public have been victims of criminal behaviour. As a result a full scale investigation has been instituted.’” The Art Newspaper
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I hate how cynical this sounds, but a part of me thinks that what with all of Banksy's previous "brilliant media manipulation" that this is just one more game for him.
I believe little that I read about him. That said, I do like most of what I have seen that is represented as his work.
Does banksy really sign stuff with a signature? I find it to be hypocritical if Banksy really cares what other people are doing with "his works." Yeah an artist has to make money but what makes Banksy so unique is that he makes primarily public (free) works, and that no one knows who he is. He makes cultural statements through his art that are primarily anti-establishment and for him to give a second thought to people cheating the system is sort of rediculous. I don't think (at least I hope) this article is true.
Poetic justice?
I know what you mean. I actually checked out the law firm before posting to make sure this wasn't fake news. The fact that we're even questioning the validity of the story speaks volumes about the hazards of artful deception.
I wonder what this will do to his outré street cred.
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