'THE MAN WHO STOLE BANKSY'

During research on street art and separation walls...

Here's an interesting trailer. Going to see the film in London soon.

THE MAN WHO STOLE BANKSY

Dir: Marco Proserpio 

Italy  / 2018  / 90mins 

Back in 2007, Banksy painted a mural on a wall in Bethlehem – a donkey getting its papers checked by an armed soldier.  A local taxi driver decided to cut it off and sell it on eBay.

What follows is a story of clashing cultures, art, identity, theft and black market. It is not one story, but many.

With Iggy Pop narrating, the The Man Who Stole Banksy explores the debates; who owns art created without permission in public spaces, why is Western art is so protected and revered, and whether Banksy’s political statement translates to Palestinian culture.

With Banksy’s anti-establishment and anti-capitalist ethos, it is ironic to witness the money-grabbing battles that eat up his work, and diminish their context.