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Banksy has recently travelled to Gaza. On February 25, the graffiti artist/political activist unveiled his latest project, graffiti art amongst the ruins of Gaza. Alongside his Gaza artworks, Banksy produced the mini-documentary, "Make this the year YOU discover a new destination". Mimicking travel industry blurbs, Banksy's mini-travel documentary parodies tourism in Gaza to expose the cost of Israel's occupation and repeated bombardment of Gaza.
Meanwhile, Oxfam has also...
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Middle-class outrage at the recent removal of Banksy's graffiti in an area of poverty and racial tension indicates how disconnected the bourgeoisie are from the realities of working-class life in Britain, and is an example of the appropriation of subversive art forms by the elite.
At the start of October 2014, UK graffiti artist Banksy's "anti-racist" stencil graffiti, presumably designed to satirize rising xenophobic sentiments in UK seaside town Clacton-on-sea, was...
In what appears to be a protest against cruelty towards animals, provocative British street artist, Banksy, filled a meat truck with stuffed animals that can be heard squeaking in distress as the truck drives through New York’s meatpacking district. The truck full of toy animals, which exemplifies Banksy’s signature style of thought-provoking street art, will tour the area for two weeks.
Banksy, whose real identity remains unknown, is a UK-based graffiti artist, political...
