It turned out Banksy had created T-shirts and merchandise for a concert to raise money for homeless charities in Bristol, including The Wild Goose, 1625 Independent People, Feed the Homeless Bristol, and Somewhere to Go. Then when the piece was finally protected, it sold for £2,300 (appr...
Back in the UK, however, life at Pictures On Walls was becoming increasingly challenging for Steph and the rest of the team. The episode discusses the speculative bubble which emerged in the Banksy market at this time, with people buying his prints in the knowledge that their value would only...
‘misfits’ who themselves represent a subculture that society considers anti-capitalist. The figures of Banksy’s image queue at an alternative music festival to buy t-shirts for $30 a shirt. The image can be read as an ironic comment on how even capitalism’s most fervent opponents may be...