Lot 135

Wall and Piece, by Banksy, Glossy Pages and Card back, Bound Book, Published, Open Edition, 2005

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Wall and Piece, by Banksy, Glossy Pages and Card back, Bound Book, Published, Open Edition, 2005

The ultimate publicity machine which is Banksy, Wall and Piece is Witty and subversive with 208 Pages of pictures and self explanation. Large format Banksy book, Wall and Piece, Published 2005, Card back with Binding, Height 26. 8 cm, Width 22.1 cm, width 1.8 cm, Weight : 1071g, Black and white text, photos b+w Colour.

Description : Witty and subversive, his stencils show monkeys with weapons of mass destruction, policeman with smiley faces, rats with drills and umbrellas. His statements, incitements, ironies and epigrams are by turns intelligent and cheeky comments on everything from the monarchy and capitalism to the war in Iraq and farm animals.

Condition : Used slightly, but in very Good condition.

ABOUT the BOOK and the ARTIST

The collected works of Britain's most wanted artist. Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend, or notorious graffiti artist?

The work of Bansky is unmistakable, except maybe when it's squatting in the Tate or New York's Metropolitan Museum.

Bansky is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cities throughout the world. Witty and subversive, his stencils show monkeys with weapons of mass destruction, policeman with smiley faces, rats with drills and umbrellas.

His statements, incitements, ironies and epigrams are by turns intelligent and cheeky comments on everything from the monarchy and capitalism to the war in Iraq and farm animals. His identity remains unknown, but his work is prolific. And now for the first time, he's putting together the best of his work -old and new in a fully illustrated colour volume.

Along with never before heard tales of the artist at work and absurdist capers, ‘Wall and Piece’ shares a moment in time before the art world and most of the globe took note.

A compelling read and an insight to the rise of Banksy, his street art and the Graff movement in pictures.

Book Title : Wall and Piece

Type : Soft back with Binding

Date of Publication : 03-11-2005

Artist : Banksy

Black and white text, photos Colour

Size : Item Height 268mm, Item Width 221mm, Item Weight : 1071g

Number of Pages : 208 Pages

Language : English

Publisher : Vintage Publishing

Genre : Individual Artists / Art Monographs

Topic : The Arts

Condition : Used slightly, but in very Good condition

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