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Patrick POTTER. Banksy: You pose an acceptable level of thre…
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Patrick POTTER. Banksy: You pose an acceptable level of thre…
See original version (French)
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Patrick POTTER. Banksy: You pose an acceptable level of threat; you’d know if that weren’t the case. [34781]
Gallimard, Alternative collection, 2015, in-4, publisher’s binding, 239 pages. Colour and black-and-white illustrations. Translated by Alexandra Maillard.
“PEOPLE EITHER LOVE THIS BOOK, OR THEY HATE IT, OR THEY’VE NEVER HEARD OF IT. Banksy and Che Guevara – same struggle? Almost. Except that Banksy never dropped out of medical school, nor did he kill anyone, nor did he instigate a revolution in the Congo – well… so they say. This book contains the only collection of photographs of Banksy’s street art ever compiled. The best. And put together with love. With a bit of text thrown in as a bonus. Much to the chagrin of art schools worldwide, there’s a strong chance that Banksy is the most memorable artist to emerge from post-financial crisis Britain in the second millennium. His ability to grab attention and deliver a message that’s often heartfelt and multi-layered would certainly have earned him a top job at an advertising agency. But so much the worse for Madison Avenue and so much the better for us! Whether or not you’ve heard of Banksy, this is the book – and no other – you need to fuel your pub-side discussions about the man and his legend. When Banksy first started painting, the political landscape was bleak. Fortunately, it’s ten times more so today. That’s why, at a time when his cheerfully scathing political works are more relevant than ever, we’ve done our best to present his work within the context of the era and to highlight the issues at stake. That way, when – with a bit of luck – Palestine becomes a free state and the schoolchildren of tomorrow wonder what Banksy was doing in Bethlehem, everything will be perfectly clear. What if Banksy were to go off and start a guerrilla movement in Bolivia and get shot down in the process? It might well happen… Just as it might also happen that, thanks to this book, you’ll discover who Banksy really is. And if that’s the case, go and tell someone who’ll be interested.”
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