Banksy

Author marc pairon set out to investigate and now uncovers the secrets of banksyàås much-coveted walled off art editions. in 2017, banksyopened his the walled off hotel in bethlehem, a living artinstallation with which he brings the palestinian oppression up fordiscussion. between 2017 and 2020, banksy issued limited editions ofminiature multiples of the dividing wall in palestine, which were only available to guests staying at the walled off hotel. the variousshapes of the àªsouvenirsàå executed in polymer resin were created bybanksy himself, while he also supervised the graffiti decorationscarried out by palestinian artists. these decorations copy thegraffiti that can be found on the israeli barrier on the west bank and include a number of iconic images by the grandmaster himself. thebanksy phenomenon needs no further introduction. all over the world,he is currently the visual artist who gets the most attention in thepress and is on everybodyàås lips. his possible life story has already received extensive literary coverage, while most of his graffiti hasbeen published many times. until now, little to nothing is known about the the diversity of the walled off art editions and the quantitiesthat were issued. such secrecy is simply part of the banksy myth,which is carefully cultivated by its guardians. nevertheless, flemishauthor and art expert marc pairon has managed to map out thisexceptional series of multiples. this yielded an exceptionallyfascinating and useful reference work, containing around 200 uniquephotographs and extensive background information about this historicartistic legacy.