Sometimes art and ’stunt’ exchange marker pens. Or in this case, aerosol cans.
Bansky, the British graffiti artist (who placed an inflatable doll of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner at a Disney theme park last year) is promoting his art on the famous security wall between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, with images like this.
This stunt is timed with the move to bring tourists back to Bethlehem.
Bansky had a sound bite that beats anything the city could do to draw visitors concerned about their safety.
“If it is safe enough for a bunch of sissy artists then it’s safe enough for anyone,” he said.
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June 23, 2008 at 8:01 am
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[...] What does it tell us about sending a message? Guerrilla marketing is quite tame compared to ‘culture jammers’ like Mr. Roberts and street artists like Bansky. They have figured out that it doesn’t require a grand media buy to take the message public. Banski’s ‘art’ (left) is stark, much cheaper than a billboard, and always packs a good story. [...]