I have access to Banksy Wall and Piece for a while, and since the copyright line says “Copyright is for losers” I feel particular delight in posting from the book. I mean the thing about art is to experience it and one can only do that by travelling extensively or sharing. Since I can’t travel much right now, I’m into sharing.

I really like Banksy’s work. There’s an immediate relevancy to all that I’ve seen and this book is no different. This picture I’m posting here is one of his “art” pieces. It’s listed as “Show me the Monet.” It’s wonderful really especially given that I’m reading about Romanticism and its contemporary hold on the imagination.

There’s more here in Banksy’s work than some simple statement about the destruction of “nature”. He’s probably the most layered of all the “political” artists I’ve encountered. For one thing, this park is one that speaks of privileged access, and of course those of privilege are the source of all those things to buy. The detritus of this way of life is blowing back upon its origin. And then there is the traffic cone and its implications of authority and the control of population movements. But here it has failed. Kind of a cultural apocalyptic don’t you think?