盗走班克斯

In2007BanksygoestoPalestinetopaintonwalls.SomeonetakesoffenseatapiecedepictinganIsraelisoldiercheckingadonkey’sID.AlocaltaxidriverdecidestocutitoffandsellitbacktotheWest.ThisisthestoryofthePalestinianperspectiveandreactiontostreetartthroughtheworkofitsmostcelebratedhero.Thestoryofanillegalblackmarketofartstolenfromstreetsaroundtheworld,culturesclashinginthefaceofanunsustainablepoliticalsituationandfinallyofthechangingperceptiononstreetart.Itisnotonestory,butmany.LikeBanksy’sartwouldbemeaninglesswithoutitscontext,sotheabsenceofitwouldbemeaninglesswithoutanunderstandingoftheelementsthatbroughthisartworkfromBethlehemtoaWesternauctionhouse,alongwiththewallitwaspaintedon.