a javelin thrower lobbing a missile, and a pole vaulter soaring over a barbed-wire fence
that brings up an interesting image of the graffiti in my head. I wonder who was that message intended for, or, what inspired him to make that piece at the time. I get the olympics part, but the war metaphors?
biggest charity art auction ever, raising $42.5 million to support AIDS programs in Africa
its really nice to witness such things coming out of artwork. Along with being a showcase of personal talent and an entertainment source, it has also come out to be a great way of helping humanity in such ways.
There’s an elephant in the room
pun intended
is a town where they honor their heroes by writing their names on the pavement to be walked on by fat people and peed on by dogs
do the hollywood celebrities see it this way too? I wonder..
A signature Banksy touch included 164 rats—live rats—skittering around the gallery and testing critics’ mettle
so was this his thing? to include live animals? kind of questionable on the ethics part