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Wale gets his hustle on. Wale's new video steps up his street art game, capturing the Maybach Music MC chilling like Banksy in sprayed-over industrial spaces... with booty-shaking dancers. Exit through the hip-hop, y'all. The track's called "Slight Work,
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So, as it turns out, using a jaunty tune as a backdrop isn’t quite enough to mitigate calling an entire city “putrid, brackish, maggotty, foul.” That’s the lesson The Simpsons learned (or didn’t) in 1992 with “A Streetcar Named Marge.” The episode saw th
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So you're on for two more years at least? Right. We're going to do 559 episodes but that's not necessarily the end. Have you ever been tempted to throw out the playbook and go in a different direction? I don’t think so, because you can do that in individ
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We've left our mark in the name of Spider-Man. Permanently this time! Last night I was called on the phone I picked up in the Mark of the Spider-Man viral to meet up in downtown Los Angeles to participate in an incognito event around the city involving t
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Shepard Fairey spends so much time making 2-D work that it's about time that someone made him 2-D, and we can't imagine any honor greater than getting animated for The Simpsons. The Charleston-born street artist announced on his website that he will appe
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As part of the Newcastle United owners’ long-standing ‘Poke The Geordies With A Sharp Stick’ campaign, Mike Ashley and co. removed all the St James’ Park signs around the ground yesterday, being as though the club now technically play their home games at
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That’s just what the Scottish street artist Robert Montgomery has done in a series of pieces which replace advertising billboards with poetry. He calls the project “Words in the City at Night,” and as he explained in a recent interview with The Independe
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From its terse but over-determined title onwards – the metropolis itself, but also the wealth made and lost there – John Lanchester's fourth novel proclaims its ambitions. An aspirational novel about (mostly) aspirational people, it chooses on one level
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If you think that street art can look a little cartoonish, you're right -- at least you will be on March 4th. LA street artists are taking over "The Simpsons." Season 23, Episode 15 is titled, "Exit Through The Kiwk-E-Mart," a play on fellow street artis
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Think about the last time that The Simpsons made headlines for something other than ugly salary negotiations — it was that Banksy-helmed opening credit sequence back in 2010. Perhaps in an effort to recapture some of that art world relevancy, the Fox ani
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"Fans and prospective buyers turn to Banksy's official website (banksy.co.uk) for photographic evidence of murals, and the second work in Liverpool does not appear online. However, the artist neither officially sanctions his murals online, nor signs the
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You know you have become part of the pop-culture lexicon when you have made it onto “The Simpsons.” This March 4, 2012, street art staples Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal will all be appearing on the venerable sitcom, in an epi
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On a conference call yesterday, Al Jean, executive producer of The Simpsons, spoke about Julian Assange’s cameo on the upcoming 500th episode. “Obviously, he’s a controversial figure and that was discussed before we agreed to let him do it,” said Mr. Jea
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Thanks to high praise for his Heaven & Earth exhibition in London, Sickboy has been likened to street art stars Banksy and Ben Eine. Like Banksy, Sickboy hails from Bristol. Unlike the mysterious stencil king, Sickboy's fame has remained relatively confi
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16 February 2012 Last updated at 06:12 ET By Kieran Cooke BBC News Ireland has plenty of ancient settlements and monuments. But on a visit to Achill Island, off the far west coast - up a mountain and in the middle of a bog - sits a different kind of monu
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Fans and prospective buyers turn to Banksy’s official website (banksy.co.uk) for photographic evidence of murals, and the second work in Liverpool does not appear online. However, the artist neither officially sanctions his murals online, nor signs the a
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A shopper edges her way around some 3D art If you’re one of those people who find confined spaces scary enough as it is, you might want to look away now. A lift at a shopping centre in Wandsworth, London was taken over this week by some 3D art pranksters
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Art experts are said to be ‘hugely excited’ after new adverts for clothing chain H&M revealed a new work by the reclusive artist Banksy, sprayed onto David Beckham’s arse. The adverts, intended to save H&M from administration by selling more pants, were
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Although there are plenty of original Banksy artworks in existence around the world, it is hard to find a good range of pieces to choose from. Carmichael Gallery in Culver City, California is a reputable gallery with a large inventory of originals works
About Banksy
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Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous English graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and to have been born in 1974, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details. According to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in... Full Article
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: Cardinal Sin, a work by artist Banksy on display at the Walker Art Gallery on February 9, 2012 in Liverpool, England. The maritime city of Liverpool has seven museums of national importance which include the World Museum, the Walker Art Gallery,...
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A picture shows a new artwork by British graffiti artist Banksy on the side of a building and the HSBC and Citi Bank buildings in the background in east London on December 22, 2011. Britain's economy grew by a higher-than-expected 0.6 percent in the third quarter, a revised estimate...
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A work by Russian street artist P183 is seen on a derelict plot in the north east of Moscow February 7, 2012. The artist has for some time been leaving politically charged graffiti messages around the Russian capital, and his mysterious image has lead to comparisons with Britain's Banksy.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: A Banksy decorated truck entitled 'Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge' is displayed for sale on October 6, 2011 in London, England. The Volvo FL6 lorry was decorated by British street artist Banksy for a millennium party for Turbozone, pyrotechnic...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: A work by Banksy entitled 'Balloon Girl' is displayed at Bonhams Auction house on September 16, 2011 in London, England. The piece makes up part of the 'Urban Art' sale, and is expected to fetch between £20,000 -30,000 GBP when it goes on sale on...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: A workman jokes besides a work entitled 'Monkey Detonator' by Banksy at Bonhams Auction house on September 16, 2011 in London, England. The piece makes up part of the 'Urban Art' sale, and is expected to fetch between £70,000 - £90,000 GBP when it goes...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: A Bonhams intern poses with a work by Banksy entitled 'Balloon Girl', at Bonhams Auction house on September 16, 2011 in London, England. The piece makes up part of the 'Urban Art' sale which takes place on September 21, 2001 at Bonhams Auction house in...
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People walk by artwork on a building by artist Banksy during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 21, 2012.
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A new work by British artist Banksy, in the form of a billboard, adorns a wall near the Canary Wharf financial district in London December 22, 2011.
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A pedestrian walks past a new artwork by British graffiti artist Banksy on the side of a building in east London on December 22, 2011. Britain's economy grew by a higher-than-expected 0.6 percent in the third quarter, a revised estimate from the Office for National Statistics showed on...
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'Cardinal Sin' a new work by British artist Banksy is unveiled at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool Liverpool, northern England December 16, 2011. The piece made up of an 18th century replica stone bust of a cardinal with the face sawn off and replaced with a mosaic of bathroom tiles...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Passers by have a look at the new Banksy graffitti artwork in Camden Town on June 24, 2011 in London, England. The piece references the notorious London graffiti artist and tagger Tox who was recently found guilty of criminal damage and convicted.
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A woman views a Banksy painting at the 'Art In The Streets' exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California May 5, 2011. The exhibit is the first major historical exhibition of graffiti and street art to be organized by an American museum.
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The artist Banksy and students from City of Angels School created "Stained Window" for Art In The Streets, an exhibition of street art at the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
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'Stained Window,' a collaboration between renowned street artist Banksy and the City of Angels public school in Los Angeles students, is on display at the 'Art In The Streets' exhibtion at the Museum for Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, April 21, 2011. The exhibition, the first...
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A cyclist passes a security guards posing for a photograph next to a truck covered with artwork by street artist Banksy in London October 6, 2011. The Banksy piece, entitled "Laugh Now But One Day We Will Be In Charge, Turbo Zone Truck" was created in 2000 and will go on private auction...
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A security guard talks on his mobile phone next to a truck covered with artwork by street artist Banksy in London October 6, 2011. The Banksy piece, entitled "Laugh Now But One Day We Will Be In Charge, Turbo Zone Truck" was created in 2000 and will go on private auction at the...
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A women takes a picture of an artwork of British street artist Banksy in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. The graffiti showing five soldiers with angel's wings and yellow smiley faces beneath the slogan "Every picture tells a lie!" Originally sprayed by the artist in 2003...
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Visitors look at the work "Every Picture Tells A Lie" by street artist Banksy at the Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin September 13, 2011. The restored graffiti painting from the year 2003 is a part of the installation "What Lies Beneath" by Brad Downey.
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A security guard watches as a man poses his son next to a Banksy stained glass window at the 'Art In The Streets' exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California May 5, 2011. The exhibit is the first major historical exhibition of graffiti...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: A piece of work entitled Black Panther' by Shepard Fairey at Bonhams Auction house on September 16, 2011 in London, England. The piece makes up part of the 'Urban Art' sale, and is expected to fetch between £3,000 - £5,000 GBP when it goes under the...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: A Bonhams intern stands beside a work entitled 'Amy' by Cyclops at Bonhams Auction house on September 16, 2011 in London, England. The piece makes up part of the 'Urban Art' sale, and is expected to fetch between £2,000 - £3,000 GBP when it goes under...
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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: A man takes a picture of part of what is set to be the UK's largest street art project on August 19, 2011 in Bristol, England. The See No Evil art project on Nelson Street in Bristol will see several multi story buildings in the street covered with art...
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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: A graffiti artist works on what is set to be the UK's largest street art project on August 19, 2011 in Bristol, England. The See No Evil art project on Nelson Street in Bristol will see several multi story buildings in the street covered with art over the...
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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: (EDITORS NOTE: A TILT SHIFT LENS WAS USED TO CREATE THIS IMAGE) An artwork on display, part of what is set to become the UK's largest street art project, on August 19, 2011 in Bristol, England. The 'See No Evil' art project on Nelson Street in Bristol will...
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: Cardinal Sin, a work by artist Banksy on display at the Walker Art Gallery on February 9, 2012 in Liverpool, England. The maritime city of Liverpool has seven museums of national importance which include the World Museum, the Walker Art Gallery,...
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