Thursday, August 25 2011
When Art Is Illegal (Or Not)
Graffiti is, as Norman Mailer famously described it, "Your presence on their Presence... hanging your alias on their scene."
Wednesday, June 1 2011
Street Art: From the Frying Pan Straight into the… Museum
Los Angeles seems to be on a mission to make street art/graffiti old news. And fittingly so, since it may be the city that hates it the most.
Tuesday, January 26 2010
Underground artist’s film is hot ticket at Sundance
As his work generates more hype and money, the enigmatic Banksy believes a movie can correct the course of the cultural conversation -- back toward art itself, rather than its commoditization.
Tuesday, March 11 2008
Identity Thief: “There’s Banksy”
If people knew who he was, if they could point and whisper, “There’s Banksy” as he gingerly squeezed tomatoes at his local supermarket, would his art lose its power?
Tuesday, December 4 2007
