no he is better than that. the guy has gone into some of the worlds most famous art galleries and museums, smuggled his own work in and left it there, and nobody twigged.

a lot of his work stayed for weeks on end, one exhibit lasted 2 years in the natural history museum.

anyhows, each to his own. i like him a lot.

the point is that places like the tate and moma in new york are so full of shite nobdy is gonna notice another piece of shite.

and nobody expects someone to smuggle a painting into a gallery.

yeah there was an article on it on the bbc website last week.

apparently some east end locals are pished off that the great mans graffiti is driving up house prices by making run down areas look trendy.

interestingly residents in bristol voted overwhelmingly to keep one of his most famous works rather than paint over it.

contentious shiit graffitti innit. like banksy says tho the likes of us gets no say if the council whacks a great big advertising hoarding at the end of your street and lets corporate advertising exec wankers plaster cheap shite all over it advertising the latest must have shite.

banksys words of wisdom :

try to avoid painting in places where they still point at aeroplanes.

you dont go to a restaurant and order a meal because you later want to have a shiit. ( on accusations that he painted to become famous )

the easiest way to become invisible is to wear a day-glo vest and carry a tiny transistor radio blasting out heart fm at high volume. when questioned about the legitimacy of your painting simply complain about the hourly rate.

people who enjoy waving flags dont deserve to have one.

mcdonalds is stealing our children.

people abuse you every day. they butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you then disappear. they leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. they make flippant comments from buses that imply you are not sexy enough, and all the fun is happening somewhere else. they are on tv making your girlfriend feel inadequate. they have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. they are the advertisers and they are laughing at you.

you owe the companies nothing . you especially dont owe them any courtesy. they have rearranged the world to put themselves in front of you. they never asked for you permission, dont even start asking for theirs.

so yeah he is kinda a hero of mine, my kids love his books. they think he is great.

he is up there with the makers of the wire and the popular musical beat combo bright eyes at the moment in my list of things to see and hear.

I'm a fan of DIY culture
I used to live on Streatham High Rd, Brixton Hill, the busiest road in London.
Woke up one morning and some people had decided to have a street party, sound system with loads of music, brought pneumatic drills, drilled holes in the road and planted trees.
Plenty of outraged commuters in cars. I thought it was great
tree huggers; people who chain themselves to trees and build tree houses to stop airports and roads being built, the women at greenham common etc. I think they're all great.
I went on the poll tax and criminal justice bill marches.
The worlds gone mad and dull at the same time.
There's too many rules. You dont have to obey them in my mind as long as you dont hurt other people. If you believe in something then make a stand. We're all too dulled by consumerism, getting the latest f*** gadget or car.
Banksy is a star - and a very talented one at that.