Graffiti artist and GBC favorite Banksy has launched his biggest ever exhibition in his home town of Bristol.
Banksy has a reputation for working under a shroud of secrecy stemming back to the days when he was an unknown student with a love for art working under cover graffing the streets of Bristol. This time it was no different, with the reason for the museum being closed remaining unknown to both public and council officials until the unveiling of the Bansky exhibition on the day of opening.
Indeed the same council budget that was being used to “clean up” the streets of graffiti by Banksy just a few years ago is now being used to bring home the citys favorite hometown artist.
The exhibition itself is a breathing taking modern collection of Banksys usual anti-globalisation, thought-provoking works. Featuring original artworks, animatronics and 3D sculptures.
The exhibition is free to visit and is open 10am-5pm everyday until the 31st of August 2009.
The ever elusive Banksy gave an insight into his thoughts about his latest work.
Banksy said: “This is the first show I’ve ever done where taxpayers’ money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off.”
“This show is my vision of the future, to which many people will say: ‘You should have gone to Specsavers’”
“I think we may have dragged them down to our level rather than being elevated to theirs,” said Banksy of the subterfuge involved in staging the show in his home city.
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