Banksy

The Banksy exhibition is really just a warm-up for the gift shop

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The Art of Banksy at the Aotea Centre in Auckland is replete with contradictions, writes Don Rowe. “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” – Banksy, exhibition entrance “Walls painted in Resene Alabaster and Resene All Black.” – Resene, exhibition entrance The Art of Banksy at the Aotea Centre in Auckland is so … Read more

Finding Banksy: an epic quest to find out if the street art star really was in Tauranga

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The sudden appearance of two Banksy-style artworks on the walls of Tauranga buildings earlier this month ignited rumours that the mysterious graffiti artist could be in town. Don Rowe set off to uncover the truth. The first Banksy I ever saw was printed on a 100 baht t-shirt on Khao Sahn Road in Bangkok. I … Read more