Banksy

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Banksy is a London based graffiti artist who is known for his stencils, guerilla style art stunts, and humorous and/or political pieces. While he has attempted to keep his identity a secret, The Guardian reports that his real name is Robert Banks.

This lens is designed to point you to some of the best Banksy resources and images on the Web and elsewhere.

The Best Banksy Links

Find Banksy Goodness on the Intarweb

Banksy's Official Site: This is the official site of Banksy. Make sure you spend some time here. Great examples of his work, videos, and news clippings.
The Banksy Photo Pool on Flickr: Over 2,000 photos of Banksy's work - the most complete collection of Banksy photos I have found on the Web.
Banksy Wikipedia Entry: A lot of good information from Wikipedia.
A Good List of Banksy Photos: Banksy Photos From Art of the State...
Shepard Fairey and Perry Farrell Discuss Banksy: A clip from Perry Farrell's show "Lolla Lives" where he and Shepard Fairey (from Obey Giant) discuss Bansky's work.
The Paris Hilton Prank: The ITV coverage of the Paris Hilton prank pulled off by Banksy in September 2006.
Banksy's Barely Legal VIP Pictures: Check out VIP photos from Banksy's recent, and now infamous, art show that caused a controversy with his use of a painted live elephant. However, that didn't stop Angelina Jolie from picking up three pieces for around $400,000%u2026
More Great Pictures of the Banksy Barely Legal Show: Here are some more great Banksy pics from Barely Legal%u2026including some good ones of the elephant in the room%u2026

YouTube Videos About Banksy

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a british culture show covers the illusive, infamous banksy. http://banksy.co.uk http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4382245.stm http://www.woostercollective.com/2005/03/a_wooster_exclusive_banksy_hit.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4748063.stm