Banksy
Goes To Palestine
Banksy is the secret artist. He does his graffiti
and disappears. Then he turned up in Palestine commenting on the evil
that is being done to the owners of the land. They didn't quite take
his point. Now they know better. The
Times explains so does The
New Yorker [ well worth a read incidentally ]. It gets
difficult
when you are a guerrilla with a web site and write ups in the main
stream media but we must all pretend that we don't know him,
especially if we do.
NB There are more at
Banksy
Rides Again
Banksy does some explaining too. When he
was doing his work he was interrupted by an Israeli thug and then a
Palestinian. The following exchanges ensued:-
Soldier: What the fuck are you
doing?
Me: You'll have to wait til it's
finished
Soldier (to colleagues): Safety's
off
Old man: You paint the wall, you
make it look
beautiful.
Me: Thanks
Old man: We don't want it to be
beautiful, we hate
this wall, go home.
His web site is at Banksy
Everything
in his shop is free - Is he trying to destroy capitalism?
Berlin
Wall? West Wall!
See
the source.
Commentary at
http://www.erasmuspc.com/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D181%26Itemid%3D83&h=333&w=500&sz=146&hl=en&start=12&um=1&tbnid=puqG2ttw7m0ULM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbanksy%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2Bgaza%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Rise above it and float
across
Rock
Boy
Paradise
Lost?
Hashish
as a way out?
Ladder
to Heaven?
Cut
Here
Family
Planning The Israeli Way
A new Israeli flag showing their commitment to children.
Pull
down that wall Mr Gorbachev
Stop
and search
Horses
for courses?
The BBC gives us some more
– ex
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7125611.stm
A dove
wears armour. Better bullet proof than dead.
Check that donkey's ID even if it
belongs to Jesus.
Catapaults
versus rifles. They have nothing else but courage and
despair.
Tow
away zone.
A
view from slightly further back.
A
cherub not Jesus.
Stop
and search.
Not
a Banksy but he is on the same lines.
Palestinian
refugee - It is not a Banksy but.......
Bethlehem
Christmas
This
is not Palestine but I couldn't resist it.
Errors & omissions, broken links,
cock ups, over-emphasis, malice [ real or imaginary ] or whatever; if
you find any I am open to comment.
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