Exit through the gift shop is credited as a film by banksy, who is a notorious and perhaps the most popular and widely acclaimed and the premiere provocateur in the group of street artists from the past several years. Streamcloud banksy exit through the gift shop 2010. Illegal corporate posters for banksy s exit through the gift shop on bedford avenue in williamsburg. This is the inside story of street art a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money. Shop owner thierry guettas project to document the underground world of street art. The widespread speculation that exit through the gift shop is a hoax only adds to its fascination.
Getting at the truth of exit through the gift shop. It would be hard to imagine a documentary more prankishly enjoyable than exit through the gift shop. Exit through the gift shop is the sardonic title of a new artworld documentary about street artists whose renegade work has ended up selling. I however admit to downloading the movie via torrent yes its illegal, and so. Exit through the gift shop 2010 banksy in exit through the gift shop 2010. And as another of his ruses, exit through the gift shop is as fun and wellconceived as the banksy persona itself. An extremely rare poster designed by banksy to advertise exit through the gift shop, the film he directed. Excellent potential investment value and a must for any banksy collector. Critics were divided on the film, though, as some chose to accept it at face value while others saw it as a satire, with. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, banksy has so far resisted all attempts to. The new documentary exit through the gift shop, directed by banksy.
Shop owner thierry guettas project to document the underground world of street art takes an unforeseen turn when he meets banksy, who in turn films the shop owners attempts to be an artist himself. Exit through the gift shop 2010 directed by banksy. Guetta carries a camera wherever he goes and films everything. Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from posthurricane new orleans to the separation barrier on the palestinian west exit through the gift shop, the first film by. A documentary on banksy and other street artists the new. Synopsis credits trailer photos press kit buy now itunes download video. Exit through the gift shop is the groundbreaking film from banksy the worlds most famous graffiti artist. With exit through the gift shop banksy s one of a kind documentary two of the main subjects are the popularity of outsider art and the meaningless of such attention. He doesnt seem to know anything about art, yet you allowed. Exit is rather explicit about banksy s role engineering the films final act. Exit through the gift shop is a documentary by french filmmakerobsessive filming hobbyist thierry guetta about banksy and the street art scene, unless its a documentary by banksy about thierry guetta.
Exit through the gift shop, the first film by renowned graffiti artist banksy, became the hottest ticket at the 2010 sundance film festival where it made its world debut. This teasing faux documentary about banksy and his fellow street artists is priceless and hilarious, says peter bradshaw. Banksy directed the 2010 film exit through the gift shop, a documentary that ostensibly profiled the lives and work of the worlds most talented graffiti artists. Banksy talks art, power and exit through the gift shop. Street art and our quest for authenticity ethan dubois wr 150, paper 3 read the instructors introduction download this essay. Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from posthurricane new orleans to the separation barrier on the palestinian west bank. Available in the uk now on dvd, bluray and download from all the usual retailers. Exit through the gift shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric french shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend banksy, only to have the artist turn. A banksy film is a 2010 british documentary film, directed by street artist banksy. Thierry guetta, aka mbw, the star and comic heart of the film is an equally formidable fictional. On the simplest level, its the story of a man with an. Shepard fairey who was thierrys cousin that was a well known street artist in france. Exit through the gift shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric french shop keeper turned. Exit through the gift shop 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
Exit through the gift shop answer the questions as you watch the movie. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit through the gift shop 1 hours and 27 minutes movie 2010 the story of how an eccentric french shop keeper and amateur filmmaker attempted to locate and befriend banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. Exit through the gift shop movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The infamous, shadowy british graffiti street artist banksy has literally left his mark on cities throughout the world. The best way to see banksy s film, exit through the gift shop, is almost certainly in the dedicated popup cinema in a waterloo railway tunnel where the artist has secured wall space for graffiti. Exit is billed as a banksy film, but banksy, the notoriously reclusive british street artist, appears only rarely, face hooded and voice distorted.
Rent exit through the gift shop 2010 starring banksy and shepard fairey on dvd and bluray. Rent exit through the gift shop 2010 on dvd and bluray. It tells the story of thierry guetta, a french immigrant in. There is another exit through the gift shop poster that is easily found but this one is rarely seen. Not so exit through the gift shop, a raucously entertaining postmodern survey of guerrilla street art that appears to be one thing a chronicle of the scene centered on its most enigmatic.
Banksy film exit through the gift shop instagram and website, banksy film, exit through the gift shop street art, urban art auction news and results, official artist prints canvas and painting wanted by collectors, forum with discussions ranging from graffiti to contemporary art, the original banksy forum. Many in our modern culture have become concerned with the idea of authenticity. What artist is well know for his posters of barak obama. I dont think thierry played by the rules in some ways. Exit through the gift shop follows an eccentric shopkeeper turned amateur filmmaker as he attempts to capture many of the worlds most infamous vandals on camera, only to have famed british stencil artist banksy turn the camcorder back on its owner in one of the most provocative films about art ever made. Official page for banksy s academy award nominated movie exit through the. Available in the usa now on dvd, download and itunes usa bluray march 8th 2011. Like his street art, banksys documentary exit through the gift shop is a. Exit through the gift shop as banksy a film as we could ever have hoped for. Film yang saya maksud adalah film berjudul exit through the gift shop, film dokumenter tentang seni kontemporer jalanan ini adalah film yang dibuat oleh banksy, seorang street artist asal inggris yang terkenal dengan karya stensilnya di.