About BANKSY
A mythical figure on the graffiti scene, Banksy is identified as a modern-day troubadour. An illustrious protest artist, no social fact can stand up to him, so incisive and hair-raising is his art. Banksy's countless reprehensible yet subversive acts have earned him a place among the world's greats. He loves to provoke, shock and even disrupt society, and that's what makes his work so important.
Despite his ability to break the rules, he remains a real mystery to this day, as his true identity has never been revealed. In all likelihood, Banksy is a Graffiti artist from Bristol, England.
Philanthropist, anti-war and revolutionary, the artist uses his art as a means of communication to loudly proclaim his dissatisfaction with certain social facts, certain political situations or, quite simply, certain decisions adopted by world leaders.
A darling of the art world worldwide and a nightmare for police authorities, Banksy is also known as an "art terrorist" in the UK. His ability to sneak into museums and public attractions anonymously is the cause.
In 2005, he managed to gain access to the world's biggest museums, including MoMa, Tate Britain and Louvres, to display his own works. Some of them even remained on display at for several days before the deception was discovered. In 2006, in the heart of London's Soho district, he placed a giant sculpture representing a red telephone booth, split by a pickaxe and appearing to bleed. In the same year, , he placed an inflatable doll in the heart of the Soho district.
dressed in an orange uniform similar to that worn by Guantanamo prisoners at Disneyland in California. Although he rarely speaks out, his misdeeds speak for themselves. Indignant, irreverent, revolutionary, Banksy likes to provoke and shock. Some people like to think that Banksy could be a woman, or a collective altogether. While we don't know the artist's identity, speculation is rife. Banksy plays with the codes according to which society would have us like an artist before we like his or her work. Here, it's only his work that counts.
