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It took me a minute to figure out why I think it's lame. I suspect that Banksy and his fans are sure that it's "the other" Britons that are blinded, it's not a self-reflection prompt for them. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe a more powerful piece of art would have that self reflection effect across the board. As is it feels about as nuanced as "fuck trump" and similar. If you already agree you already agree, if not then you…
It took me a minute to figure out why I think it's lame. I suspect that Banksy and his fans are sure that it's "the other" Britons that are blinded, it's not a self-reflection prompt for them. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe a more powerful piece of art would have that self reflection effect across the board. As is it feels about as nuanced as "fuck trump" and similar. If you already agree you already agree, if not then you…
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Why nationalism? A flag can represent more than a nation. Can be blinded by any "flag" / ideology.
The ambiguity is part of the charm. Something that reveals more about the beholders than the artist makes for stimulating conversation and discovery. Even the new positioning of the art on a plinth in some open space is enigmatic. If it were a critique of the powers that be, why would officialdom collaborate in propping it up?
“Rage against the machine” by doing what the machine wants type thing.
Banksy's "anonymity" is a total farce at this point, thoroughly supported by those in power.
I think it's a reasonable statue. But does anyone else think it's a bit obvious, more so than his other work? Like there is no doubt on the meaning at all, it's all right there on the surface level.
Banksy is the patron saint of the “I’m 13 and this is deep” mentality.
Banksy is the patron saint of the “I’m 13 and this is deep” mentality.
Banksy is the patron saint of the “I’m 13 and this is deep” mentality.
There are many examples of the same thing: Andy Warhol and the soup cans and screen-printed portraits with different color backgrounds or Led Zeppelin and English folk hard rock songs that have hobbits in them are two of them.
Eventually, it's hard to even process their work in the context of how predictable and trite it seems to be a few decades later.
Yeah, definetly had the city agree to it, no way in hell to sneak a statue like that without the cops getting involved.
The trick is not to sneak it. Hi Viz and some yellow flashing lights. Couple smooth talkers.