Banksy's Bristol: Home Sweet Home: The Unofficial Guide [Hardcover]

Steve Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2009

Much of Banksy's early work on the streets of Bristol has been lost, but this book records those works which appeared throughout the city. Author Steve Wright explores the streets of Banksy's Bristol and interviews many of the people who worked with Banksy in his early years. We believe this to be the most complete photographic collections of Banksy's Bristol work from the freehand wall paintings in Easton to the iconic Mild Mild West, his stencils and more. It contains more than 100 images.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Review

Much of Banksy's early work on the streets of Bristol has been lost, but this book records those works which appeared throughout the city. Author Steve Wright explores the streets of Banksy's Bristol and interviews many of the people who worked with Banksy in his early years. We believe this to be the most complete photographic collections of Banksy's Bristol work from the freehand wall paintings in Easton to the iconic Mild Mild West, his stencils and more. It contains more than 100 images. Five stars Marlon Rigel, Waterstone's.com For any fan of Banksy's work this beautifully produced book should become essential reading.A" britishhiphop.co.uk --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Steve Wright is Venue magazine's art editor and an accomplished freelance journalist who writes on a variety of subjects but particularly art and popular culture. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 103 pages
• Publisher: Last Gasp (March 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867197080
• ISBN-13: 978-0867197082
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mildly interesting insight into the early work of Banksy, October 14, 2009

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Daniel Lobo (Washington, DC More often than not.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Banksy's Bristol: Home Sweet Home: The Unofficial Guide (Hardcover)

The book aims to offer first hand privileged accounts of Banky's early work in his hometown of Bristol. While there is some of that, it primarily relies on local memories, some speculation, and historic hindsight that plays on the current status of his work.

However there are some interesting glimpses and reflections, in particular those that display the complexities of disputed spaced, art conceptions, and in that context in particular the relationship with the local authorities around his work and street art.

In essence it is not a bad offering around his work and some urban culture elements. It is not that it aims too high, it really doesn't, but it sure brags too loudly. It falls too often in vapid claims of knowing Banksy and having the power to reveal his identity, to of course say immediately that it would never do such a thing. But in that regards it sure feels like there is an opportunistic side to the volume, trying to milk their connection with a now world renowned artist.

1 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars banksy bristol, May 28, 2009

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David Ryan Hobbs - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Banksy's Bristol: Home Sweet Home: The Unofficial Guide (Hardcover)

showed up in sick amount of timing. i waiting for amazon to send it and was on back order over a month canceled my order with them and went with these guys and a few days later had a book. sooo sick



thanks