Bansky

What really is Banksy, an artist or an activist? What is his relationship with the market? And, above all, who the hell is Banksy? The only certain thing is that his figure has achieved worldwide fame. His work has always had an implicit political critique of any form of discrimination, a critique of consumerism, environmental pollution and the constituted order. But, above all, he is a ghost: we are faced with an exemplary case of a notoriety built on absence, anonymity, the denial of explicit contribution to public debate except in terms of creative activism.This volume, the only one that has the official approval of Banksy himself through the Pest Control organization, presents a journey through the life, work and ideas of the most discussed artist of recent decades. And it addresses one of the most controversial topics: his relationship with the market, at once distant, hostile, but fully inserted in a marketing logic that has proven to be one of the most effective ever experienced. In short, an apparent (or real) contradiction between adherence to the market and a fierce criticism of that same market.