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Banksy (Love Is In The Air)

by David Zahl on Jan 2, 2008 • 7:57 pm 1 Comment

I’ve been enjoying the book “Wall and Piece” by the British graffiti artist Banksy, which a friend gave us for Christmas. Part prankster, part agitator, if nothing else he’s pretty clever:

“There are no exceptions to the rule that everyone thinks they are an exception to the rules.”

He did this one on a wall in the West Bank(!):

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Banksy, FOMO, and the Hippest Law in NYC | Mockingbird says:

Oct 24, 2013

[…] The street artist Banksy is all over the news lately–or at least he’s been there since October 1st, when he began a thirty day stint of public art projects in the New York City area. We’ve mentioned him before on Mbird, including his Exit Through the Gift Shop, with a particular interested in the ueber-creative, borderline absurd prophetic law-voice that pervades his work. You’ve probably seen his trademark stencil-based-style and tongue-in-cheek dark humor before, and if you haven’t, here are some of our favorites. […]

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Banksy (Love Is In The Air)