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Banksy Encourages Fans to Shoplift From Guess Since Company 'Helped Themselves to My Artwork Without Asking’ (www.complex.com)

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Banksy isn’t happy with Guess’ latest collaboration.

The legendary anonymous graffiti artist had a directive for his followers on Friday, encouraging them—possibly tongue in cheek, possibly not—to visit the Regent Street Guess store in London and steal the brand’s new collection that features his artwork.

“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regents Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah and the rappers that make diss tracks about each other totally hate each other too, it's not for publicity at all, they'd really kill each other if only they had a chance. Too bad they're too busy making millions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's not what I'm saying, I think you're being intentionally negative and obtuse. Yes there is a commercial aspect, no it not a given that everything he does is with the approval of local governments.

He didn't stand to gain anything by feuding with the other street artist.

Also there are lots of hiphop feuds that do famously bleed into real life and too many have died. Are there people who use this narrative to further their careers, yes but it doesn't make everything fake.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

He stands to gain attention and notoriety, which is why he does everything he does. As does the other street artist. If you don't think it was a publicity stunt fine, I certainly can't prove it was, but that's what I believe.