Description
Book SynopsisIn this fully revised and richly illustrated edition, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a complete picture of the life and work of Banksy, perhaps the most iconic, enigmatic and controversial artist of modern times. For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous.
This fully updated and illustrated story of Banksy’s life and career
builds an intriguing picture of his world and unpicks its contradictions. Whether art or vandalism, anti-establishment or sell-out,
Banksy and his work have become a cultural phenomenon and the question ‘Who is Banksy?’ is as much about his career as it is ‘the man behind the wall’.
From his
beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist, his artwork is now
sold at auction for seven-figure sums and hangs on celebrities’ wal
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. The Art of Infiltration
2. Once Upon a Time
3. Graffiti Decoded
4. Finding his own Style
5. Anonymously Happy
6. The Artist and Organiser
7. The Outlaw Returns Home
8. Dismal Delights
9. Holiday Snaps
10. Welcome to Team Banksy
11. Psst… Anyone Want to Buy a Wall
12. The Business of Banksy
13. Biting the Hand that Tempts Him
14. Art without a Theory
