WallandPiece

Artisticgenius,politicalactivist,painteranddecorator,mythiclegendornotoriousgraffitiartist?TheworkofBanksyisunmistakable,exceptmaybewhenit'ssquattingintheTateorNewYork'sMetropolitanMuseum.Banksyisresponsiblefordecoratingthestreets,walls,bridgesandzoosoftownsandcitesthroughouttheworld.Wittyandsubversive,hisstencilsshowmonkeyswithweaponsofmassdestruction,policemanwithsmileyfaces,ratswithdrillsandumbrellas.Ifyoulookhardenoughyou'llfindyourown.Hisstatements,incitements,ironiesandepigramsarebyturnsintelligentandcheekycommentsoneverythingfromthemonarchyandcapitalismtothewarinIraqandfarmanimals.Hisidentityremainsunknown,buthisworkisprolific.Here'sthebestofhisworkinafullyillustratedcolourvolume--includingbrandmaterial.