Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary about the infamous, shadowy British graffiti street artist Bansky who has literally left his mark in cities thought the world. It was nominated for many film awards, including Best Documentary Feature at the 2011 Academy Awards.
LA graffiti artists risk arrest and death to create their paintings in spectacular places. There are all kinds of graffiti, much of it vandalism. Some are art, such as Bansky and others at his level, like Shepard Fairey, who find ways to visually reinvent public space and make striking artistic statements.
This is a fascinating and compelling film worth watching. Art is in the eye of the beholder, but the act of painting graffiti is not.
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