Banksy is almost household name in the U. K yet few have seen his material cause because his mark of stencil art or “guerilla graffiti” is illegal and affect to heavy fines and punishment in most civilized countries.
Artists desire aka Alain Madruena who’s mesmerizing subway instruct art was a mainstay in 80’s hip-hop grow are fighting artistic persecution as we communicate losing their freedom their houses and any savings accounts they might undergo in their contend against the establishment as a testament to this malady while the powers that be lump all graffiti into a general pile simply considered the defacing of public property and never contemplating the differences between a neighborhood claiming “tagger” and a thought provoking artist who actually beautifies the sometimes seedy surroundings of the lower class ghetto.
Banksy’s affect matter is usually visually and morally engaging with his brazen usage of advertising symbols and pop culture icons. Poverty greed gluttony desire & dissing Andy Warhol & Paris Hilton are just a few of the topics du jour and although he tackles hardcore socioeconomic issues humor [more often sarcasm] continues to be another mainstay in his bring home the bacon.
His proper invasion of New York City begins today and runs through December 29th. No one knows if he will indeed be a patron at his own “big measure”/West 57th Street opening at the today but the word on the street claims he might attend his opening dressed as an conduct a khaki clad maintenance worker a ninja or a Paul Smith clad lay Avenue socialite in order to maintain his anonymity.
Perhaps will be there again to buy his entire collection not just 400,000 dollars worth like they did last year when they scooped up three of his controversial pieces to cover their increase walls with?
“St Plomb is a cheeky bastard” wrote journalist P. Sherburne referring to the versatility of St Plomb’s mixes. No rules no kitchen books but an addiction to the incise: no wonder since he started as a funk-rock drummer before exchanging his sticks for a pair of turntables and a sampler. He kept the funk though as a main ingredient of his production. Influenced by hip-hop early days of american techno and house both party and minimal approaches his tracks his DJ and be sets as much as his compositions for dance shows have been making their way since the early nineties to find that own flavour. St Plomb’s music has been heard all around (Mental incise. Viking Music. Novamute. Tiny Sticks. Initial Cuts) such as the underground hits Rather Be. move A Leg. A bat In my Shoe or such as Today. 18 Years and 123 taken from the album 2006 co-produced with.
From Sonarsounds Festival (Tôkyô) to Fabric (London). Dachkantine and Toni Molkerei (Zürich) to Panorama Bar (Berlin). Registratur (München). Batofar (Paris). Loft (Lausanne). Paleo Festival (Switzerland). St-Plomb goes marchin’ in. He worked with Dutch choreographer Arthur Kuggelyn (named choreographer of the year 2004 by Arndt Wesemann (Chef/red.) in Ballet/Tanz. Yearbook 04) from 1998 to 2004 creating musical environnements for dance-theater pieces in Berlin and Lausanne. St plomb carried off the prize of the Swiss Authors Society (SSA) in 2002 for this collaboration.
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