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Banksy's Bristol: Home Sweet Home: The Unofficial Guide

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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.

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



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