BANKSY! Love him or loathe him, he’s a contemporary art dynamo, an icon of street art success. He’s also an enigma, a playful mystery. Last week-- on April 30, 2019-- I was asked to participate in a special screening of the 2010 Banksy documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop at the Alamo Drafthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina. Exit was part of Alamo’s Film Club series, curated by Jackson Cooper, and after the film I sat down with Jackson to record a special conversation/Q&A about the film, Banksy, and the legacy of street art. Enjoy— and we’ll be back next week with an all-new episode of ArtCurious.
Just a note that there are some spoilers in terms of the fact that we talk about the documentary in general, as well as Banksy himself and the other artist profiled in the doc, a man called Mr. Brainwash.
SPONSOR
Myro (use promo code ARTCURIOUS at checkout for 50% off and to get started for just $5)
Episode #104: Bits of "Breaking Barriers": St. Catherine of Bologna (Season 12, Episode 5)
Author Interview: Paul Fisher's "The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World"
Episode #103: Bits of "Breaking Barriers": Marietta Robusti (Season 12, Episode 4)
ArtCurious News This Week: November 18, 2022
ArtCurious News This Week: November 11, 2022
Episode #102: Bits of "Breaking Barriers": Diana Scultori (Season 12, Episode 3)
ArtCurious News This Week: November 4, 2022
ArtCurious News This Week: October 28, 2022
Episode #101: Bits of "Breaking Barriers": Fede Galizia (Season 12, Episode 2)
Author Interview: Hugh Eakin's "Picasso's War"
Episode #100: Bits of "Breaking Barriers": Lucia and Elena Anguissola (Season 12, Episode 1)
CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #20: Sofonisba Anguissola: Great (Woman) Artist
Death of an Artist: Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre Split the Art World
CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #67-- The Coolest Artists You Don't Know: Romaine Brooks
CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #61--The Coolest Artists You Don't Know: Angelica Kauffman
Author Interview: Gabrielle Selz's "Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis"
Author Interview: Eden Collinsworth's "What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait"
ArtCurious News This Week: August 12, 2022
ArtCurious News This Week: August 5, 2022
Author Interview: Ruth Millington's "Muse"
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast
The Week in Art
Art Sense
Gulliver’s Travels
The Federalist Papers
Harlem Is Everywhere: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism
The Modern Art Notes Podcast