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Banksy Art Sale in Central Park [video]

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Re: Banksy Art Sale in Central Park [video]

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Post by anigbrowl »

Moto7451 wrote: post #24
TylerE wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

98% of people have no clue who Banksy is, certainly in the US.

I had no idea who he was until Colbert decided to make him part of his schtick last week. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/42957... Like most things, just getting people to talk about him will raise his profile. Being mentioned on national TV and the network news doesn't hurt either. That said, I must confess my ignorance as I'm unaware of why Banksy is relevant. I don't mean high level ignoranc…

I suggest you just get one of his books and look at the art for a while. He's been doing his thing for a long time and has built up a following. I've been a fan for years.

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Post by doorhammer »

dionidium wrote: post #28
doorhammer wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is by no means a quantitative study, but I live in the U.S. (in a fly-over state, none the less), have very little connection to the arts and every friend I can think of, off the top of my head, knows who banksy is. It's obviously a pretty self-selected population, and I mean, I haven't formally surveyed all of my friends, but there you have it, for what it's worth.

I like Banksy, but there's no way my mom knows who he is, which is the important thing. There are more "my moms" in the U.S. than there are "your friends", in other words.

That's true, and like I said, none of this is a quantitative assessment.

I think phrasing is that way is misleading, though, there are more "my friends" than "my mom" even though they each have a "my mom."

I would wager that the sum total of all twenty and thirty somethings that know of banksy is pretty substantial. That said, it's definitely not a household name. I'm just wondering if 98% is a great guestimate.

It's all wild speculation, though and kind of immaterial

Re: Banksy Art Sale in Central Park [video]

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Post by TheLegace »

If your are all interested in Banksy I'd urge you to watch a film that he accidentally was forced to make about Street Art and himself, well let's say because the original Director...well you will see. It's called Exit Through The Gift Shop, I watched on Netflix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0b90YppquE

I've always been a fan of Banksy's work. Especially the work he did at the dividing wall on both sides in the West Bank and Israel.

http://www.stencilrevolution.com/banksy-art-prints/flying-ba...

Re: Banksy Art Sale in Central Park [video]

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Post by thomaspaine »

It's a cool experiment but not altogether surprising right? The provenance of a piece of artwork, and other rare goods, is arguably more important than the art itself. Especially in the case of artwork which is easily reproducible and copied.

If you think that's idiotic then ask yourself if you were given the opportunity to buy the first original Apple 1 or an exact replica, how much more would you be willing to pay over the replica? If the amount is greater than zero, then you're admitting that you're really buying an experience and set of emotional states in addition to a physical good.

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Post by fennecfoxen »

inmygarage wrote: post #19

I would like to know where this $750K number is coming from. Generally Banksy originals of this kind are priced closer to low five-figures, but if someone has inside knowledge here please share. This article puts the value at around 20K pounds: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/banksy-sells-origina...

Anyone else take a look at that sort of price tag and ponder whether they're in the wrong business? :P

Re: Banksy Art Sale in Central Park [video]

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Post by fnordfnordfnord »

feralmoan wrote: post #20
rfnslyr wrote: post #3

Who cares? I wouldn't pay $5 for that garbage, regardless who it is. Who the hell is Banksy? Guess I'm not edgy enough for this art.

I don't care about Banksy either and don't feel to despondent having known it was right there, its the kind of crap I'd just walk past every other day of the week. The question does beg though why the hell this is on the front page of HN (and how much was actually sold? I'm guessing not a lot!). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LP5-AjCCNw

420 Dollars worth, according to the video.
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