Topic: Banksy

The Daily WTF: This Man Might Be Banksy

Stop the presses! It’s possible that this guy in a skeleton mask maybe might potentially be Banksy, perhaps. The photo was taken at a private Snoop Dogg show at the Playboy Club in London, and some guy is saying it depicts the elusive street artist. More »

TrustoCorp’s Fake Gossip Magazines Are Amazing Street Art

Can you tell which of these covers are fake? They’re the ones with extra-lurid colors and headlines that any well-informed pop culture fan would know are untrue, though entirely possible. “Urban collective” TrustoCorp is behind this guerilla art project: They sneaked these faux-covers into newsstands in New York, Hollywood, and both towns’ major airports. More »

Video: Lindsay Lohan Is Banksy

She is just doing any old job people offer her now, isn’t she? More »

You’ve Been Moustache’d!

For the past few months, images like this have been showing up in New York subway stations. This is the work of vandal/artist Moustache Man. Moustache Man is known for one tag, and one tag only: He has gone around the New York subway system, covertly scribbling the word “moustache” in a distinctively curly hand over the upper lips of people pictured in advertisements. Everyone from Cameron Diaz to Mila Jovovich has been getting the moustache treatment, and you know what? I kind of dig it. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who gets a kick out of it, either. The tag is whimsical in a Magritte-esque, “This Is Not A Pipe” sort of way, and it’s made subway riding into a scavenger hunt (and who doesn’t love a scavenger hunt?). Perhaps more importantly, though, this is the kind of vandalism that I find hard to view as actual vandalism. Yes, technically speaking, all street art is vandalism; but that doesn’t mean it can’t be Art-with-a-capital-A at the same time. More »

Snap This: Banksy Snarks on Beyonce at Glastonbury

Kate Moss isn’t the only famous Brit who made an appearance at this year’s Glastonbury festival. Mysterious artist Banksy left a couple of pieces of his art around for festivalgoers to enjoy – in particular, this one poked fun at headliner Beyonce. More »

Generate Your Own Arty Bollocks

Are you an artist of some sort? Do you hate writing artistic statements? I know I do. They’re a necessary evil, unfortunately; if you want funding, you have to write them, and they sure as hell won’t write themselves. OR WILL THEY? With the aid of this handy new Arty Bollocks Generator, you’ll never have to write another artistic statement again! Simply click on the button to generate some bollocks, and voila! Instant artistic statement! Don’t like your first one? Never fear– just keep on clicking until you end up wih one you like. Let’s see what sort of artist it thinks I am, shall we? More »