The film Banksy Does New York documents the month in which the elusive but well-known artist “Banksy” exhibits one work a day, for a month, in New York City. Not only are his works documented throughout the film, but also the interaction between them and the people of New York. His work consists mostly of […]

Banksy Does New York is a documentary that basically shows how New York reacted when Banksy resided there for the month of October. The first thing that interested me was that no one has ever saw what Banksy looks like. He is a famous street artist, yet no one knows what he looks like. During […]

Banksy Does New York is not only an incredible documentary about the anonymous artist known as “Banksy,” it also shows the beauty of art in the city of New York. When art was done in earlier times, artists would paint people or landscapes. As New York became industrialized, landscapes seemed less relevant to paint. People […]

The movie that I am going to discuss in relation to its depiction of art history is “Exit through the Gift Shop”. The film tells the story of a French street artist named Thierry Guetta who lives in Los Angeles and spends his time videotaping other popular street artists. This eventually inspires him to become […]

The documentary Banksy Does New York is a compelling film showing the day by day chronicles of a world-renowned artist known as Banksy. In 2013, Banksy announced that he would take up a month long residency in New York, and while he was there, he would be creating a work of art somewhere in the […]

Banksy Does New York is an art documentary directed by Chris Moukarbel. The movie  covers the month that Banksy took New York and social media on a artistic trip and spun the artistic community into a frenzy.For the entire month of October in 2013, Banksy created one piece of public art each day. He posted […]

Exit Through the Gift Shop is, at first glance, an independent film, directed by notorious graffiti artist Banksy, with narration by welsh actor Rhys Ifans. However, the characters revealed within are larger than life,acting almost as if they are portraying a caricature of themselves to the unsuspecting subjects of the documentary. Throughout the course of […]