Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall

Thanks for the fast shipping! Giving 5 stars BC the seller shipped the item quickly and the condition was as described, new. The book itself isn't bad. It wasn't what I expected. If I had to rate the book itself, I'd give it 3 stars due to the authors writing style. I'm happy with the purchase and I feel I got a great deal. The author isn't trrrible but certainly not exceptional. In all, there are certainly many interesting points and some of the information I found quite interesting. I loved the design and the pages are all black on the edges which I thought was really cool. I'd buy it again.. Street Art A fascinating if unauthorized bio of Banksy. Raises many interesting issues regarding the value of art and the power of social media. If you have ever wondered about graffiti writers, this book takes you into their world.. Thorough and Fair Thorough and fair. Wills Ellsworth Jones was enthusiastic about art generally and Banksy in particular but clearly not beholden to him.

Once viewed as vandalism, his work is now venerated; fans have gone so far as to dismantle the walls that he has painted on for collection and sale.But as famous as Banksy is, he is also utterly unknownhe conceals his real name, hides his face, distorts his voice, and reveals his identity to only a select few. His pieces have fetched millions of dollars at prestigious auction houses. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his film Exit Through the Gift Shop. He talks to his friends and enemies, those who knew him in his early, unnoticed days, and those who have watched him try to come to terms with his newfound fame and success. And he explores the contradictions of a champion of renegade art going to greater and greater lengths to control his image and his work.Banksy offers a revealing glimpse at an enigmatic figure and a riveting account of how a self-professed vandal became

He has written for The Daily Telegraph,The Independent,TheSan Francisco Examiner, and The Anniston Star. He lives in London. . His last book, We Will Not Fight, was a history of conscientious objectors in the First World War. Will Ellsworth-Jones was chief reporter and New York correspondent for TheSunday Times

Ellsworth-Jones had no intention of revealing Banksy’s identity when he sought an interview with the artist, but he was refused. But his most impressive feat is his anonymity, which is zealously protected by his cultish followers and ace organization, Pest Control. Secrecy feeds the flame of this thought-provoking, irony-steeped, unauthorized investigation into how a regular guy from Bristol elevated graffiti to a fine art only to find himself trapped in the paradox of becoming a commercially successful, anticapitalist guerrilla artist. Formerly chief reporter for the Sunday Times of London, Ellsworth-Jones redresses his lack of an art historian’s fully dimensional perspective by can