Culture
More than 100 works by the British street artist Banksy can be seen in Vienna from July 23: Ticket sales for the exhibition “The Art of Banksy” in the sofa halls start this Thursday. On display are both photographs and prints, some of which were reproduced especially for the show.
09.07.2020 07.07
Online since today, 7.07 am
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With his critical, often political actions, the artist, who has so far successfully kept his identity secret, wrote art history of a different kind. The self-shredding picture “Girl With Balloon” was particularly sensational in 2018, which destroyed itself after the auction, in which it had achieved over one million euros.
Banksy art has long been a cult
In 2019, his painting “Devolved Parliament” achieved a record sum of 11 million euros at a Sotheby’s auction. The Grafitti artist, who places his works in public space from Bristol to Barcelona, from Sydney to San Francisco, has long been a cult. When the city of Bristol voted to remove Banksy work, 97 percent decided against it.
Exhibition notice:
“The Art of Banksy” in the sofa halls, 23.7. to 4.9., 3rd district, Marxergasse 17. – Information and advance ticket sales here
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The exhibition in Vienna is designed as an installation: the show is entered through two large spray cans behind which the cash desk is located. “Girl with the Balloon”, where the tour starts, can be found on a photo wall.
The main exhibition begins in an old English-style room with chairs and sofas, where there is a ten-minute documentary about Banksy’s work and work. Subsequently, the visitor wanders through a replica of the Banksy studio, takes part in a sprayer role-playing game and finally wanders through a gallery with the most famous works. The exhibition is acoustically accompanied by a song composed exclusively by the Turkish musician Fahir Atakoğlu.
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