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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by raiden on Mar 2, 2010 23:09:06 GMT 1, I have to air this one gripe....
Particularly for the Brits on this board.... If you don't regularly visit the United States, stop saying absurd comments like "Banksy isn't well known in the United States."
In NY and LA, and in large swaths of the country, Banksy is VERY well known. He's actually may be the most well known living artist at the moment in terms of popular recognition - particularly among 18 - 25 year olds.
Here's a comparison, type the following into Google and you get this many page results:
Banksy: 2,550,000
Koons: 1,420,000 (though clearly thats ambiguous as Koon automotive is the first result)
Fairey: 1,460,000 (though his brand "Obey" is often cited as opposed to him)
Basquiat: 951,000
Rauschenberg: 918,000
Jasper Johns: 410,000 (in quotes)
Ruscha: 397,000
Mr. Brainwash: 352,000 (in quotes)
Only beat by:
Lichtenstein: 5,090,000
Hirst: 3,930,000 (though "Damien Hirst" in quotes yields a paltry 811,000)
Picasso: 23,500,000
Warhol: 6,760,000
Pollock: 9,970,000 (Jackson Pollock without quotes yields 1,550,000)
Banksy has had full length articles in every major US publication - multiple articles in many of them: NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Time, New Yorker (7 page feature) etc.
If you type Banksy into the NY Times Archives, 353 articles come up.
"Wall and Piece" was the top selling art book in the United States. Ranking among the top sellers in its category at diverse retails such as various record stores, Urban Outfitters, the MOMA store and online through Walmart - eventually getting released as a paperback as well.
Estimates place attendance at Barely Legal alone at 10,000 a day over three days.
His NY Pet Store show is hard to pin a figure, but I estimate well over 70,000 visitors in the weeks it was open - and I wouldn't be surprised if official numbers were in the 100,000s -- not to mention the press coverage practically ensured that the entire island of Manhattan heard about it.
He sold out all his movie screenings of his film at Sundance.
I mean, its to the point that I know two dogs named Banksy.
Sure, large portions of rural America / middle America don't know who Banksy is - but large portions of America couldn't identify England on a map and the percentage of Americans who are functionally illiterate is more than half the entire population of the UK. (42 million)
Now here's something that will drive the board crazy....
Great Britain is a smaller island and its easier to market oneself through street art in a nation with a population density of 246/km2 (ranked 51st in the world) versus 32 / km2 (ranked 179th in the world) - So PROPORTIONATELY yes a larger percent of the UK population knows who Banksy is.
But there is the distinct possibility that more Americans know who Banksy is than Brits, when you figure in total population.
Here's my math:
61M Brits.
304M Yankees. (Just shy 5 times the population)
If Banksy's name recognition is 90% in Britain, that would be 54.9 M people. (that's pretty high - but I won't speak for Brits)
If Banksy's name recognition is 18% in the United States, that would be 54.7M.
From there, its just a matter of demographics to determine if the assessment if fair...
Considering that LA has 9.8M and NY city has a population of 8.4M, and that Banksy has both done shows, street works, and major spectacles in both cities with substantial media coverage - already his name recognition total (not in percentage terms) in both cities would be more than in Bristol and all of South West England.
Point is, stop the completely idiotic statement that "Banksy isn't big in America" or that any other living artist anywhere in the Urban art scene is remotely as big as Banksy is in America. Its not even a close by practically any metric.
I have to air this one gripe....
Particularly for the Brits on this board.... If you don't regularly visit the United States, stop saying absurd comments like "Banksy isn't well known in the United States."
In NY and LA, and in large swaths of the country, Banksy is VERY well known. He's actually may be the most well known living artist at the moment in terms of popular recognition - particularly among 18 - 25 year olds.
Here's a comparison, type the following into Google and you get this many page results:
Banksy: 2,550,000
Koons: 1,420,000 (though clearly thats ambiguous as Koon automotive is the first result)
Fairey: 1,460,000 (though his brand "Obey" is often cited as opposed to him)
Basquiat: 951,000
Rauschenberg: 918,000
Jasper Johns: 410,000 (in quotes)
Ruscha: 397,000
Mr. Brainwash: 352,000 (in quotes)
Only beat by:
Lichtenstein: 5,090,000
Hirst: 3,930,000 (though "Damien Hirst" in quotes yields a paltry 811,000)
Picasso: 23,500,000
Warhol: 6,760,000
Pollock: 9,970,000 (Jackson Pollock without quotes yields 1,550,000)
Banksy has had full length articles in every major US publication - multiple articles in many of them: NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Time, New Yorker (7 page feature) etc.
If you type Banksy into the NY Times Archives, 353 articles come up.
"Wall and Piece" was the top selling art book in the United States. Ranking among the top sellers in its category at diverse retails such as various record stores, Urban Outfitters, the MOMA store and online through Walmart - eventually getting released as a paperback as well.
Estimates place attendance at Barely Legal alone at 10,000 a day over three days.
His NY Pet Store show is hard to pin a figure, but I estimate well over 70,000 visitors in the weeks it was open - and I wouldn't be surprised if official numbers were in the 100,000s -- not to mention the press coverage practically ensured that the entire island of Manhattan heard about it.
He sold out all his movie screenings of his film at Sundance.
I mean, its to the point that I know two dogs named Banksy.
Sure, large portions of rural America / middle America don't know who Banksy is - but large portions of America couldn't identify England on a map and the percentage of Americans who are functionally illiterate is more than half the entire population of the UK. (42 million)
Now here's something that will drive the board crazy....
Great Britain is a smaller island and its easier to market oneself through street art in a nation with a population density of 246/km2 (ranked 51st in the world) versus 32 / km2 (ranked 179th in the world) - So PROPORTIONATELY yes a larger percent of the UK population knows who Banksy is.
But there is the distinct possibility that more Americans know who Banksy is than Brits, when you figure in total population.
Here's my math:
61M Brits.
304M Yankees. (Just shy 5 times the population)
If Banksy's name recognition is 90% in Britain, that would be 54.9 M people. (that's pretty high - but I won't speak for Brits)
If Banksy's name recognition is 18% in the United States, that would be 54.7M.
From there, its just a matter of demographics to determine if the assessment if fair...
Considering that LA has 9.8M and NY city has a population of 8.4M, and that Banksy has both done shows, street works, and major spectacles in both cities with substantial media coverage - already his name recognition total (not in percentage terms) in both cities would be more than in Bristol and all of South West England.
Point is, stop the completely idiotic statement that "Banksy isn't big in America" or that any other living artist anywhere in the Urban art scene is remotely as big as Banksy is in America. Its not even a close by practically any metric.
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Martin M on Mar 2, 2010 23:15:43 GMT 1, "Banksy isn`t very big in Russia"
"Banksy isn`t very big in Russia"
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by denzil on Mar 2, 2010 23:29:44 GMT 1, 90% of the UK know who Jordan is ,how my in the States know ?
90% of the UK know who Jordan is ,how my in the States know ?
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by skitch on Mar 2, 2010 23:39:59 GMT 1, C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by wilfsboy on Mar 2, 2010 23:42:28 GMT 1, I have to air this one gripe.... Particularly for the Brits on this board.... If you don't regularly visit the United States, stop saying absurd comments like "Banksy isn't well known in the United States." In NY and LA, and in large swaths of the country, Banksy is VERY well known. He's actually may be the most well known living artist at the moment in terms of popular recognition - particularly among 18 - 25 year olds. Here's a comparison, type the following into Google and you get this many page results: Banksy: 2,550,000 Koons: 1,420,000 (though clearly thats ambiguous as Koon automotive is the first result) Fairey: 1,460,000 (though his brand "Obey" is often cited as opposed to him) Basquiat: 951,000 Rauschenberg: 918,000 Jasper Johns: 410,000 (in quotes) Ruscha: 397,000 Mr. Brainwash: 352,000 (in quotes) Only beat by: Lichtenstein: 5,090,000 Hirst: 3,930,000 (though "Damien Hirst" in quotes yields a paltry 811,000) Picasso: 23,500,000 Warhol: 6,760,000 Pollock: 9,970,000 (Jackson Pollock without quotes yields 1,550,000) Banksy has had full length articles in every major US publication - multiple articles in many of them: NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Time, New Yorker (7 page feature) etc. If you type Banksy into the NY Times Archives, 353 articles come up. "Wall and Piece" was the top selling art book in the United States. Ranking among the top sellers in its category at diverse retails such as various record stores, Urban Outfitters, the MOMA store and online through Walmart - eventually getting released as a paperback as well. Estimates place attendance at Barely Legal alone at 10,000 a day over three days. His NY Pet Store show is hard to pin a figure, but I estimate well over 70,000 visitors in the weeks it was open - and I wouldn't be surprised if official numbers were in the 100,000s -- not to mention the press coverage practically ensured that the entire island of Manhattan heard about it. He sold out all his movie screenings of his film at Sundance. I mean, its to the point that I know two dogs named Banksy. Sure, large portions of rural America / middle America don't know who Banksy is - but large portions of America couldn't identify England on a map and the percentage of Americans who are functionally illiterate is more than half the entire population of the UK. (42 million) Now here's something that will drive the board crazy.... Great Britain is a smaller island and its easier to market oneself through street art in a nation with a population density of 246/km2 (ranked 51st in the world) versus 32 / km2 (ranked 179th in the world) - So PROPORTIONATELY yes a larger percent of the UK population knows who Banksy is. But there is the distinct possibility that more Americans know who Banksy is than Brits, when you figure in total population. Here's my math: 61M Brits. 304M Yankees. (Just shy 5 times the population) If Banksy's name recognition is 90% in Britain, that would be 54.9 M people. (that's pretty high - but I won't speak for Brits) If Banksy's name recognition is 18% in the United States, that would be 54.7M. From there, its just a matter of demographics to determine if the assessment if fair... Considering that LA has 9.8M and NY city has a population of 8.4M, and that Banksy has both done shows, street works, and major spectacles in both cities with substantial media coverage - already his name recognition total (not in percentage terms) in both cities would be more than in Bristol and all of South West England. Point is, stop the completely idiotic statement that "Banksy isn't big in America" or that any other living artist anywhere in the Urban art scene is remotely as big as Banksy is in America. Its not even a close by practically any metric.
Well said...
I have to air this one gripe.... Particularly for the Brits on this board.... If you don't regularly visit the United States, stop saying absurd comments like "Banksy isn't well known in the United States." In NY and LA, and in large swaths of the country, Banksy is VERY well known. He's actually may be the most well known living artist at the moment in terms of popular recognition - particularly among 18 - 25 year olds. Here's a comparison, type the following into Google and you get this many page results: Banksy: 2,550,000 Koons: 1,420,000 (though clearly thats ambiguous as Koon automotive is the first result) Fairey: 1,460,000 (though his brand "Obey" is often cited as opposed to him) Basquiat: 951,000 Rauschenberg: 918,000 Jasper Johns: 410,000 (in quotes) Ruscha: 397,000 Mr. Brainwash: 352,000 (in quotes) Only beat by: Lichtenstein: 5,090,000 Hirst: 3,930,000 (though "Damien Hirst" in quotes yields a paltry 811,000) Picasso: 23,500,000 Warhol: 6,760,000 Pollock: 9,970,000 (Jackson Pollock without quotes yields 1,550,000) Banksy has had full length articles in every major US publication - multiple articles in many of them: NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Time, New Yorker (7 page feature) etc. If you type Banksy into the NY Times Archives, 353 articles come up. "Wall and Piece" was the top selling art book in the United States. Ranking among the top sellers in its category at diverse retails such as various record stores, Urban Outfitters, the MOMA store and online through Walmart - eventually getting released as a paperback as well. Estimates place attendance at Barely Legal alone at 10,000 a day over three days. His NY Pet Store show is hard to pin a figure, but I estimate well over 70,000 visitors in the weeks it was open - and I wouldn't be surprised if official numbers were in the 100,000s -- not to mention the press coverage practically ensured that the entire island of Manhattan heard about it. He sold out all his movie screenings of his film at Sundance. I mean, its to the point that I know two dogs named Banksy. Sure, large portions of rural America / middle America don't know who Banksy is - but large portions of America couldn't identify England on a map and the percentage of Americans who are functionally illiterate is more than half the entire population of the UK. (42 million) Now here's something that will drive the board crazy.... Great Britain is a smaller island and its easier to market oneself through street art in a nation with a population density of 246/km2 (ranked 51st in the world) versus 32 / km2 (ranked 179th in the world) - So PROPORTIONATELY yes a larger percent of the UK population knows who Banksy is. But there is the distinct possibility that more Americans know who Banksy is than Brits, when you figure in total population. Here's my math: 61M Brits. 304M Yankees. (Just shy 5 times the population) If Banksy's name recognition is 90% in Britain, that would be 54.9 M people. (that's pretty high - but I won't speak for Brits) If Banksy's name recognition is 18% in the United States, that would be 54.7M. From there, its just a matter of demographics to determine if the assessment if fair... Considering that LA has 9.8M and NY city has a population of 8.4M, and that Banksy has both done shows, street works, and major spectacles in both cities with substantial media coverage - already his name recognition total (not in percentage terms) in both cities would be more than in Bristol and all of South West England. Point is, stop the completely idiotic statement that "Banksy isn't big in America" or that any other living artist anywhere in the Urban art scene is remotely as big as Banksy is in America. Its not even a close by practically any metric. Well said... |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by at0mic on Mar 2, 2010 23:44:14 GMT 1, you get half credit for showing your work...
you get half credit for showing your work...
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Daniel Silk on Mar 2, 2010 23:48:49 GMT 1, 90% of the UK know who Jordan is ,how my in the States know ?
I think he's pretty popular over in America as well  He did play for the Chicago Bulls for about 13 years! 
90% of the UK know who Jordan is ,how my in the States know ? I think he's pretty popular over in America as well He did play for the Chicago Bulls for about 13 years! |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Jeezuz Jones Snr on Mar 3, 2010 0:12:19 GMT 1, Rolf Harris 430,000 pages... 
Rolf Harris 430,000 pages... |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Daniel Silk on Mar 3, 2010 0:15:27 GMT 1, Rolf Harris 430,000 pages...
Cartrain 469,000
This is like Top Trumps ;D
Rolf Harris 430,000 pages... Cartrain 469,000 This is like Top Trumps ;D |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by bullet on Mar 3, 2010 0:19:26 GMT 1, blimey, isnt mr brainwash causing a cafuffle.
has not been like this since the banksy arguments years ago...
blimey, isnt mr brainwash causing a cafuffle.
has not been like this since the banksy arguments years ago...
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by raiden on Mar 3, 2010 0:24:42 GMT 1, Naw, its just silly when I hear people saying Banksy "isn't that popular in the states." Its like saying the Beatles weren't popular in the States because they were more popular proportionately in the UK.
Naw, its just silly when I hear people saying Banksy "isn't that popular in the states." Its like saying the Beatles weren't popular in the States because they were more popular proportionately in the UK.
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by boaty on Mar 3, 2010 1:16:23 GMT 1, Silky, what is the geographical percentages of forum members by country across the globe?.....just want to factor it in to the stats assessment
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I have to air this one gripe.... Particularly for the Brits on this board.... If you don't regularly visit the United States, stop saying absurd comments like "Banksy isn't well known in the United States." In NY and LA, and in large swaths of the country, Banksy is VERY well known. He's actually may be the most well known living artist at the moment in terms of popular recognition - particularly among 18 - 25 year olds. Here's a comparison, type the following into Google and you get this many page results: Banksy: 2,550,000 Koons: 1,420,000 (though clearly thats ambiguous as Koon automotive is the first result) Fairey: 1,460,000 (though his brand "Obey" is often cited as opposed to him) Basquiat: 951,000 Rauschenberg: 918,000 Jasper Johns: 410,000 (in quotes) Ruscha: 397,000 Mr. Brainwash: 352,000 (in quotes) Only beat by: Lichtenstein: 5,090,000 Hirst: 3,930,000 (though "Damien Hirst" in quotes yields a paltry 811,000) Picasso: 23,500,000 Warhol: 6,760,000 Pollock: 9,970,000 (Jackson Pollock without quotes yields 1,550,000) Banksy has had full length articles in every major US publication - multiple articles in many of them: NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Time, New Yorker (7 page feature) etc. If you type Banksy into the NY Times Archives, 353 articles come up. "Wall and Piece" was the top selling art book in the United States. Ranking among the top sellers in its category at diverse retails such as various record stores, Urban Outfitters, the MOMA store and online through Walmart - eventually getting released as a paperback as well. Estimates place attendance at Barely Legal alone at 10,000 a day over three days. His NY Pet Store show is hard to pin a figure, but I estimate well over 70,000 visitors in the weeks it was open - and I wouldn't be surprised if official numbers were in the 100,000s -- not to mention the press coverage practically ensured that the entire island of Manhattan heard about it. He sold out all his movie screenings of his film at Sundance. I mean, its to the point that I know two dogs named Banksy. Sure, large portions of rural America / middle America don't know who Banksy is - but large portions of America couldn't identify England on a map and the percentage of Americans who are functionally illiterate is more than half the entire population of the UK. (42 million) Now here's something that will drive the board crazy.... Great Britain is a smaller island and its easier to market oneself through street art in a nation with a population density of 246/km2 (ranked 51st in the world) versus 32 / km2 (ranked 179th in the world) - So PROPORTIONATELY yes a larger percent of the UK population knows who Banksy is. But there is the distinct possibility that more Americans know who Banksy is than Brits, when you figure in total population. Here's my math: 61M Brits. 304M Yankees. (Just shy 5 times the population) If Banksy's name recognition is 90% in Britain, that would be 54.9 M people. (that's pretty high - but I won't speak for Brits) If Banksy's name recognition is 18% in the United States, that would be 54.7M. From there, its just a matter of demographics to determine if the assessment if fair... Considering that LA has 9.8M and NY city has a population of 8.4M, and that Banksy has both done shows, street works, and major spectacles in both cities with substantial media coverage - already his name recognition total (not in percentage terms) in both cities would be more than in Bristol and all of South West England. Point is, stop the completely idiotic statement that "Banksy isn't big in America" or that any other living artist anywhere in the Urban art scene is remotely as big as Banksy is in America. Its not even a close by practically any metric.
Silky, what is the geographical percentages of forum members by country across the globe?.....just want to factor it in to the stats assessment .... I have to air this one gripe.... Particularly for the Brits on this board.... If you don't regularly visit the United States, stop saying absurd comments like "Banksy isn't well known in the United States." In NY and LA, and in large swaths of the country, Banksy is VERY well known. He's actually may be the most well known living artist at the moment in terms of popular recognition - particularly among 18 - 25 year olds. Here's a comparison, type the following into Google and you get this many page results: Banksy: 2,550,000 Koons: 1,420,000 (though clearly thats ambiguous as Koon automotive is the first result) Fairey: 1,460,000 (though his brand "Obey" is often cited as opposed to him) Basquiat: 951,000 Rauschenberg: 918,000 Jasper Johns: 410,000 (in quotes) Ruscha: 397,000 Mr. Brainwash: 352,000 (in quotes) Only beat by: Lichtenstein: 5,090,000 Hirst: 3,930,000 (though "Damien Hirst" in quotes yields a paltry 811,000) Picasso: 23,500,000 Warhol: 6,760,000 Pollock: 9,970,000 (Jackson Pollock without quotes yields 1,550,000) Banksy has had full length articles in every major US publication - multiple articles in many of them: NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Time, New Yorker (7 page feature) etc. If you type Banksy into the NY Times Archives, 353 articles come up. "Wall and Piece" was the top selling art book in the United States. Ranking among the top sellers in its category at diverse retails such as various record stores, Urban Outfitters, the MOMA store and online through Walmart - eventually getting released as a paperback as well. Estimates place attendance at Barely Legal alone at 10,000 a day over three days. His NY Pet Store show is hard to pin a figure, but I estimate well over 70,000 visitors in the weeks it was open - and I wouldn't be surprised if official numbers were in the 100,000s -- not to mention the press coverage practically ensured that the entire island of Manhattan heard about it. He sold out all his movie screenings of his film at Sundance. I mean, its to the point that I know two dogs named Banksy. Sure, large portions of rural America / middle America don't know who Banksy is - but large portions of America couldn't identify England on a map and the percentage of Americans who are functionally illiterate is more than half the entire population of the UK. (42 million) Now here's something that will drive the board crazy.... Great Britain is a smaller island and its easier to market oneself through street art in a nation with a population density of 246/km2 (ranked 51st in the world) versus 32 / km2 (ranked 179th in the world) - So PROPORTIONATELY yes a larger percent of the UK population knows who Banksy is. But there is the distinct possibility that more Americans know who Banksy is than Brits, when you figure in total population. Here's my math: 61M Brits. 304M Yankees. (Just shy 5 times the population) If Banksy's name recognition is 90% in Britain, that would be 54.9 M people. (that's pretty high - but I won't speak for Brits) If Banksy's name recognition is 18% in the United States, that would be 54.7M. From there, its just a matter of demographics to determine if the assessment if fair... Considering that LA has 9.8M and NY city has a population of 8.4M, and that Banksy has both done shows, street works, and major spectacles in both cities with substantial media coverage - already his name recognition total (not in percentage terms) in both cities would be more than in Bristol and all of South West England. Point is, stop the completely idiotic statement that "Banksy isn't big in America" or that any other living artist anywhere in the Urban art scene is remotely as big as Banksy is in America. Its not even a close by practically any metric. |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by raiden on Mar 3, 2010 1:21:22 GMT 1, Yeah, but percentages of forum members don't tell anything about name recognition and popularity. There are hundreds of thousands of people who own "Wall & Piece" in the United States and the vast majority aren't logging onto this board.
And the board is overwhelmingly male. Yet, I know plenty of women who love Banksy or own some sort of Banksy reproduction piece.
Yeah, but percentages of forum members don't tell anything about name recognition and popularity. There are hundreds of thousands of people who own "Wall & Piece" in the United States and the vast majority aren't logging onto this board.
And the board is overwhelmingly male. Yet, I know plenty of women who love Banksy or own some sort of Banksy reproduction piece.
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by swamped on Mar 3, 2010 4:06:03 GMT 1, It really depends on the crowd be honest, here in Seattle I talk to alot of artist and poster artist locally and abroad, and hardly any of them have heard of Banksy. I can't believe it everytime but it happens quite often. People are "aware" of banksy to a degree but compared to the U.k, you might as well say no one know's him here, in comparison anyway... It's few and far between here unlike over there "everyone" and there kid know who Banksy is. Bottom line if you are not into street slye art here then you just have no clue....
It really depends on the crowd be honest, here in Seattle I talk to alot of artist and poster artist locally and abroad, and hardly any of them have heard of Banksy. I can't believe it everytime but it happens quite often. People are "aware" of banksy to a degree but compared to the U.k, you might as well say no one know's him here, in comparison anyway... It's few and far between here unlike over there "everyone" and there kid know who Banksy is. Bottom line if you are not into street slye art here then you just have no clue....
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by scandi on Mar 3, 2010 10:37:02 GMT 1, Interesting tool fur sure, and interesting results for Banky.
Interesting tool fur sure, and interesting results for Banky.
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by eddiedangerous on Mar 3, 2010 10:43:29 GMT 1, if anyone thinks 90% of the uk population know about banksy then they are tripping.
90% of London possibly but the whole country...no way!
if anyone thinks 90% of the uk population know about banksy then they are tripping.
90% of London possibly but the whole country...no way!
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by JKW on Mar 3, 2010 11:16:22 GMT 1, 99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is...
99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is...
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by naughtyshorty on Mar 3, 2010 12:52:30 GMT 1, 99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is...
surely you're not being serious...? Testament to how well known he is is that fact that he is reported on Mainstream BBC and Channel 4 news, he's wrtten about in The Sun (Europe's most read newspaper) and The Sunday Times, and when he's on the BBC News website, his articles stay at the top of the 'read' list for ages.
We all know lots of people who dont know who he is, but when people like my pensioner dad who's never bought a piece of art in his life and lives down in the leafy home counties says they've heard of him, its kind of hard to believe that its just a London thing anymore...
Ps good analysis and well said Raiden
99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is... surely you're not being serious...? Testament to how well known he is is that fact that he is reported on Mainstream BBC and Channel 4 news, he's wrtten about in The Sun (Europe's most read newspaper) and The Sunday Times, and when he's on the BBC News website, his articles stay at the top of the 'read' list for ages. We all know lots of people who dont know who he is, but when people like my pensioner dad who's never bought a piece of art in his life and lives down in the leafy home counties says they've heard of him, its kind of hard to believe that its just a London thing anymore... Ps good analysis and well said Raiden |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by darrenrapley on Mar 3, 2010 12:55:23 GMT 1, 99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is...
lol.
I am one of the 99.99999%
99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is... lol. I am one of the 99.99999% |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Daniel Silk on Mar 3, 2010 12:55:31 GMT 1, 99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is...
Naughtyshorty, read it again do you know who Banksy is?
99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is... Naughtyshorty, read it again do you know who Banksy is? |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by grantb on Mar 3, 2010 12:56:40 GMT 1, 99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is... surely you're not being serious...? Testament to how well known he is is that fact that he is reported on Mainstream BBC and Channel 4 news, he's wrtten about in The Sun (Europe's most read newspaper) and The Sunday Times, and when he's on the BBC News website, his articles stay at the top of the 'read' list for ages. We all know lots of people who dont know who he is, but when people like my pensioner dad who's never bought a piece of art in his life and lives down in the leafy home counties says they've heard of him, its kind of hard to believe that its just a London thing anymore... Ps good analysis and well said Raiden
i think when jkw said 'actually' he was referring to 'personally' know him. maybe.
99.99999% of the UK population don't actually know who banksy is... surely you're not being serious...? Testament to how well known he is is that fact that he is reported on Mainstream BBC and Channel 4 news, he's wrtten about in The Sun (Europe's most read newspaper) and The Sunday Times, and when he's on the BBC News website, his articles stay at the top of the 'read' list for ages. We all know lots of people who dont know who he is, but when people like my pensioner dad who's never bought a piece of art in his life and lives down in the leafy home counties says they've heard of him, its kind of hard to believe that its just a London thing anymore... Ps good analysis and well said Raiden i think when jkw said 'actually' he was referring to 'personally' know him. maybe. |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Daniel Silk on Mar 3, 2010 13:02:14 GMT 1, Bit of info about the traffic to this site that might be of interest on this thread -
62.84% = United Kingdom
18.18% = United States
2.84% = Germany
1.75% = Australia
1.25% = France
1.20% = Canada
1.02% = Ireland
0.90& = Denmark
0.84% = Spain
0.76% = Norway
Bit of info about the traffic to this site that might be of interest on this thread -
62.84% = United Kingdom
18.18% = United States
2.84% = Germany
1.75% = Australia
1.25% = France
1.20% = Canada
1.02% = Ireland
0.90& = Denmark
0.84% = Spain
0.76% = Norway
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by JKW on Mar 3, 2010 13:02:36 GMT 1, My guess is around 600 (99.99999%) people might actually know who he really is, the rest of us just get told who he is...
My guess is around 600 (99.99999%) people might actually know who he really is, the rest of us just get told who he is...
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naughtyshorty
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by naughtyshorty on Mar 3, 2010 13:09:12 GMT 1, My guess is around 600 (99.99999%) people might actually know who he really is, the rest of us just get told who he is...
argh! tricky b@stard!
well said!
My guess is around 600 (99.99999%) people might actually know who he really is, the rest of us just get told who he is... argh! tricky b@stard! well said! |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by boaty on Mar 3, 2010 13:33:17 GMT 1, How in the world did Canada sneak in to 6th position......
Bit of info about the traffic to this site that might be of interest on this thread - 62.84% = United Kingdom 18.18% = United States 2.84% = Germany 1.75% = Australia 1.25% = France 1.20% = Canada 1.02% = Ireland 0.90& = Denmark 0.84% = Spain 0.76% = Norway
How in the world did Canada sneak in to 6th position...... Bit of info about the traffic to this site that might be of interest on this thread - 62.84% = United Kingdom 18.18% = United States 2.84% = Germany 1.75% = Australia 1.25% = France 1.20% = Canada 1.02% = Ireland 0.90& = Denmark 0.84% = Spain 0.76% = Norway |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Michael Jacob on Mar 3, 2010 16:04:40 GMT 1, I live in the states in the midwest. I am in advertising, graphic design, and all sorts of artsey fartsey stuff. Of all the people I know and mention about Banksy, only one person has ever known, and they were from Chicago. For two years I had a vanity license plate BANKSY, not once did someone recognize it, other when someone asked if i was a banker.
I live in the states in the midwest. I am in advertising, graphic design, and all sorts of artsey fartsey stuff. Of all the people I know and mention about Banksy, only one person has ever known, and they were from Chicago. For two years I had a vanity license plate BANKSY, not once did someone recognize it, other when someone asked if i was a banker.
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by raiden on Mar 5, 2010 20:25:21 GMT 1, Sereiously? That shocks me. Both that you have a vanity plate with the Banksy name (which is kinda cool I'll admit too) but also that so few people know of him.
I had a business card with the "Laugh Now Image" on it about two years ago, and about 40% of the people I gave it to knew the reference. Sure, they'd sometimes go "Oh, that's that artist" but it was surprising how many could place it - though I mostly handed it out in tech circles.
Its definitely a demographic thing. In hipster LA, its sacrilege not to know who Banksy is. But I was shocked when I saw a Banksy reference when I visited rural Ohio.
What percent of the entire UK population do you suppose would know who Banksy is?
Sereiously? That shocks me. Both that you have a vanity plate with the Banksy name (which is kinda cool I'll admit too) but also that so few people know of him.
I had a business card with the "Laugh Now Image" on it about two years ago, and about 40% of the people I gave it to knew the reference. Sure, they'd sometimes go "Oh, that's that artist" but it was surprising how many could place it - though I mostly handed it out in tech circles.
Its definitely a demographic thing. In hipster LA, its sacrilege not to know who Banksy is. But I was shocked when I saw a Banksy reference when I visited rural Ohio.
What percent of the entire UK population do you suppose would know who Banksy is?
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by cadeallaw on Mar 5, 2010 20:44:05 GMT 1, I live in the states in the midwest. I am in advertising, graphic design, and all sorts of artsey fartsey stuff. Of all the people I know and mention about Banksy, only one person has ever known, and they were from Chicago. For two years I had a vanity license plate BANKSY, not once did someone recognize it, other when someone asked if i was a banker.
Dayton, OH attorney here...
I can't speak for the bigger metropolitan cities, but in the south and in the midwest, Banksy is relatively unknown unless you have some sort of serious interest in contemporary art. Put it this way, of the people I know, prior to hearing me yammer on and on about Banksy, I'd say maybe two or three of my friends or acquaintances knew who Banksy was before my introduction of him to them?
e.g. I have a buddy who took an art history class at a local community college here in Dayton, Ohio last semester and his professor had no idea who Banksy was. Also, I've met COUNTLESS art majors in this area who had zero clue as to what a "Banksy" was. (repost)
I live in the states in the midwest. I am in advertising, graphic design, and all sorts of artsey fartsey stuff. Of all the people I know and mention about Banksy, only one person has ever known, and they were from Chicago. For two years I had a vanity license plate BANKSY, not once did someone recognize it, other when someone asked if i was a banker. Dayton, OH attorney here... I can't speak for the bigger metropolitan cities, but in the south and in the midwest, Banksy is relatively unknown unless you have some sort of serious interest in contemporary art. Put it this way, of the people I know, prior to hearing me yammer on and on about Banksy, I'd say maybe two or three of my friends or acquaintances knew who Banksy was before my introduction of him to them? e.g. I have a buddy who took an art history class at a local community college here in Dayton, Ohio last semester and his professor had no idea who Banksy was. Also, I've met COUNTLESS art majors in this area who had zero clue as to what a "Banksy" was. (repost) |
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Banksy's Popularity in the States, by Michael Jacob on Mar 6, 2010 14:16:48 GMT 1, hey cadeallaw, in im Toledo.
hey cadeallaw, in im Toledo.
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He did play for the Chicago Bulls for about 13 years! 
