Banksy

Author marc pairon set out to investigate and now uncovers the secrets of banksyæs much-coveted walled off art editions.in 2017, banksy opened his the walled off hotel in bethlehem, a living art installation with which he brings the palestinianoppression up for discussion. between 2017 and 2020, banksy issuedlimited editions of miniature multiples of the dividing wall inpalestine, which were only available to guests staying at the walledoff hotel.the various shapes of the æsouvenirsæ executed in polymer resin werecreated by banksy himself, while he also supervised the graffitidecorations carried out by palestinian artists. these decorations copy the graffiti that can be found on the israeli barrier on thewest bank and include a number of iconic images by the grandmasterhimself.the banksy phenomenon needs no further introduction. all over theworld, he is currently the visual artist who gets the mostattention in the press and is on everybodyæs lips. his possible lifestory has already received extensive literary coverage, whilemost of his graffiti has been published many times.until now, little to nothing is known about the the diversity of thewalled off art editions and the quantities that were issued.such secrecy is simply part of the banksy myth, which is carefullycultivated by its guardians. nevertheless, flemish author and artexpert marc pairon has managed to map out this exceptional series ofmultiples.this yielded an exceptionally fascinating and useful reference work,containing around 200 unique photographs and extensivebackground information about this historic artistic legacy.