BANKSY DOES NEW YORK

BANKSY DOES NEW YORK

Banksy is one of the most controversial artists in the world today, yet no one knows who he is. In October 2013, Banksy covertly took to the streets of New York to create a series of public artworks, chased along the way by the NYPD who wanted to arrest him, and members of the public who wanted to know who he really was, and profit from stealing his art.

Director Chris Moukarbel and his team knew they wanted to make a documentary about Banksy’s ’31 works of art in 31 days’, and his impact on the city, but they faced a tough situation: “We couldn’t be at all of Banksy’s installations at once, and we had limited resources. So we crowdsourced images, footage and interviews with people, to make a user-generated documentary of his time in the city”. They then delved deeper into what happened to the artworks that were ‘stolen’ from the public places where they were originally created.

Filmed without Banksy’s original knowledge, or his assistance, Banksy Does New York has brought the artist’s residency to a wider audience, and accesses the pulsating hub of the city itself.

Playing exclusively at the Dendy Theatre Newtown from Apr 23

By Lisa Seltzer

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