Mona Lisa print from Exhibition Russia
Circa 2018. Color print. 50x70cm (19½x27½"). With original stamped cardboard mailing tube....
Condition:
Top edge lightly bumped. Near fine...
Caroline Goldstein from artnet reported that Bansky found out about "Exhibition Russia" after being shown a photo from a follower on Instagram: “You’re funny. What the hell is that?” after being informed about the rogue exhibition and encouraged to protest it in some way Banksy replied: “Hmm—not sure I’m the best person to complain about people putting up pictures without getting permission.”....
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From a series, edition of up to 3
Stenciled-signed “BANKSY”, lower right
Mona Lisa combines all of the wit and power that one would expect from Banksy’s work but it also raises some unsettling questions about the nature of the art world. By using spray-paint and stencils to re-interpret one of the most technically accomplished images in the history of Western art, the artist explores issues of hierarchy and hegemony in the manner in which art is viewed and displayed. By reclaiming this image for a new generation and doing so with the tools of the street. Item #51-7271
Price: $450.00