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Banksy Does New York

Local title
Banksy tegutseb New Yorgis
Title in Russian
Banksy tegutseb New Yorgis
Director
Chris Moukarbel
Country
USA
Year
2014
Programme
Kumu Documentary

On 1 October 2013, the elusive British street artist known as Banksy launched a self-proclaimed month-long residency in New York City, posting one unique exhibit a day in an unannounced location, sparking a 31-day scavenger hunt both online and on the streets for Banksy’s work.
Capturing this month of madness, “Banksy Does New York” incorporates user-generated content, from YouTube videos to Instagram photos, from New Yorkers and Banksy hunters alike, whose responses became part of the work itself, for an exhilarating, detailed account of the uproar created by the mysterious artist.
With installations spanning all five boroughs of New York City, and including a mix of stencil graffiti, sculpture, video and performance art, Banksy touched on such wide-ranging subjects as fast-food wages, animal cruelty in the meat industry, civilian casualties in Iraq and the hypocrisy of the modern art world.

Director
Chris Moukarbel
Runtime
Language
English