Non-fiction cinema or provocation? Art or prank? Questions of authorship, authenticity and credibility cleave through "Exit Through the Gift Shop," a nearly unclassifiable hybrid documentary film by international "street artist" phenomenon Banksy. Read more
Artwork by the artist Banksy is shown on a wall during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 22, 2010. Credit R. Galbraith
From the East End of London to Bethlehem and Hollywood, Banksy's sardonic graffiti has made him as world famous as an anonymous artist possibly can be. Last night the future of the notoriously secretive spray painter and the multimillion-pound industry he has created were in doubt after a newspaper claimed to have unmasked him. Banksy.
Graffiti artist Banksy and others artists have decorated the walls of an abandoned London tunnel with spray paintings as part of a three-day street art party this weekend.
Guerrilla artist Banksy in Holy Land For years he has tickled Londoners with his provocative daubings. He claims a legion of celebrity fans and recently sold one of his images for a record £322,000 at auction. Now "Guerrilla Artist" Banksy has returned to the Holy Land, with his trademark stencils and spray paints, in an effort to revive the tourist industry and stir interest in the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.