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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
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and the best part: he doesn't make any mention of identifying characteristics of the "100% authentic" pieces he was selling. He's just given every banksy rip-off a huge boost in credibility, and destroyed the resale market for his own work.
Everyone who bought a piece is featured in that video. If you're going to buy one of these, you should probably make sure it's from one of those people.
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420 Dollars worth, according to the video.
I dumped a lot more than that at Comiccon on people with actual talent (non derivative works). Banksy is a very strange thing that I really don't understand at all however I'm glad for him that he knows how to capitalize. Is the mindless kowtowing to rat stencils really just a tip of the hat to those without talent but a distinct political advantage? I can understand how some people would be into that, given the indu…
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explanation for the overzealous mods: better out than in is the title of banksy's residency in new york, not of this specific piece. you've changed an accurate title to an inaccurate one.
Thanks for pointing that out. If the mods had used the post title, this link would be: "Central Park" Which is worse than useless.
Wtf? "Better Out Than In" is a stupid title. Please restore the original title, "Banksy sells original artwork for $60; valued at $750k". It's meaningful. /me wishes mod edits were logged with their username so they can be held accountable for stupid title edits like this.
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That's actually not even a statement about Bansky, in truth, it's about the way the art world has evolved in general.
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...
I collect street art as my hobby and Banksy originals are much, much higher than low 5 figures for an original. Usually it's that amount of money for a print edition run of 150/200. That said it is a supply/demand game and these aren't as intricate or interesting as his other pieces.
On a similar note, there is the story of Joshua Bell (a famous violinist) playing in a subway station and virtually everyone walked by. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Bell#Washington_Post_exp...
I find that much more amazing because you can hear how amazing Joshua Bell is as you walk by. You wouldn't hear it and say "that guy must be faking". It's common for NYC street vendors to sell art that is a copy of a more famous work, and there's no way to tell by looking.
That may change given even an hour comparing between some great players and those that aren't as good at some time in my life, but I've never had that hour.
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explanation for the overzealous mods: better out than in is the title of banksy's residency in new york, not of this specific piece. you've changed an accurate title to an inaccurate one.
Thanks for pointing that out. If the mods had used the post title, this link would be: "Central Park" Which is worse than useless.
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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…
Banksy is not relevant to 'pop' culture, he was famous as an underground artist. Pop culture consumes anything (like the internet) that has social currency, regardless of whether or not it is relevant to pop culture per se.