{"product_id":"banksy-the-man-behind-the-wall-revised-and-illustrated-edition-hardcover","title":"Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall: Revised and Illustrated Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Ellsworth-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this fully revised and richly illustrated edition, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a complete picture of the life and work of Banksy, perhaps the most iconic, enigmatic and controversial artist of modern times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fully updated and illustrated story of Banksy's life and career \u003cb\u003ebuilds an intriguing picture of his world \u003c\/b\u003eand unpicks its contradictions. Whether art or vandalism, anti-establishment or sell-out, \u003cb\u003eBanksy and his work have become a cultural phenomenon\u003c\/b\u003e and the question 'Who is Banksy?' is as much about his career as it is 'the man behind the wall'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his\u003cb\u003e beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist\u003c\/b\u003e, his artwork is now\u003cb\u003e sold at auction for seven-figure sums\u003c\/b\u003e and hangs on celebrities' walls. The appearance of a new Banksy is national news, his documentary \u003ci\u003eExit Through the Gift Shop\u003c\/i\u003e was \u003cb\u003eOscar-nominated\u003c\/b\u003e and people queue for hours to see his latest exhibition. Now more\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNational Treasure than edgy outsider, \u003cb\u003ewho is Banksy and how did he become what he is today?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book charts Banksy's journey from the\u003cb\u003e graffiti-scrawled streets of Barton Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, the working class neighbourhood of Bristol where he and others\u003cb\u003e covered the walls with vibrant pieces while trying to avoid the police, \u003c\/b\u003e through to some of the most prestigious galleries of the world, where his\u003cb\u003e daring acts of guerilla art \u003c\/b\u003ehave forced us to reconsider how we define as art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the \u003cb\u003eartist's own words\u003c\/b\u003e to recollections of friends and colleagues, this book also examines the contradictions of Banksy's life: charting how a privately educated boy from a middle class area of Bristol\u003cb\u003e reinvented himself as a rogue and an outlaw \u003c\/b\u003ewho would take the art world by storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With\u003cb\u003e beautiful reproductions of some of his most controversial and recognisable works\u003c\/b\u003e, this detailed study is a truly indispensible guide to understanding the ultimate art rebel whose work is no less relevant today than it was when he first started out some thirty years ago.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILL ELLSWORTH-JONES\u003c\/b\u003e was chief reporter and then New York correspondent for the Sunday Times as well as holding senior editorial positions at the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaga Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include a history of conscientious objectors in the First World War, \u003ci\u003eWe Will Not Fight\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767836016928,"sku":"9780711264328","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3f95c0b4882c45f92899d14401ec356b.webp?v=1780318347","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/banksy-the-man-behind-the-wall-revised-and-illustrated-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}