The great stencil-stunt-artist Banksy has finally come out with a movie - not about himself of course, but about how another person failed to make a movie about him. "Exit Through the Gift Shop" is out in selected cinemas today!
Once again, Banksy is mocking the ugly side of us, our eternal wish to learn about the subjects we admire, more than they themselves are willing to uncover. Maybe, Banksy is trying to ask us to be satisfied with the messages that the artist willingly doles out to us through his/her art... Right around the film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Banksy left several new marks in Park City, Utah. Here is one that I think most directly relates to the film's message - Why do we have to film something, even at the price of its destruction, in order to enjoy it?
As Banksy proudly states for BBC - "It's the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed".
Sidenotes:
- Exit Through the Gift Shop music credits by Geoff Barrow (from Portishead) and Roni Size;
- In case you have never heard of Banksy, check out the official website;
- StuffWhitePeopleLike has a hilarious entry about our love for Banksy and street art in general;
- Here are a "few" of my favorites:
Opening in NYC April 16th! Can't wait to see it!
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