Damien
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Damien on Apr 30, 2012 23:55:10 GMT 1, cool, wish i could go to this
cool, wish i could go to this
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chaturz
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by chaturz on May 1, 2012 0:07:42 GMT 1, Wow very interesting article!
Wow very interesting article!
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Coach on May 1, 2012 0:19:31 GMT 1, My very old computer didnt like that link at all, so not seen the article.
I do however remember seeing how good the banksy's are at the swiss embassy.
Hope thefundraiser is for a good cause, because ยฃ50 seems a bit steep - and exclusive, which is unsettling.
Hope there will be lots of farero rochet, at that price.
What is the fundraiser for?
My very old computer didnt like that link at all, so not seen the article.
I do however remember seeing how good the banksy's are at the swiss embassy.
Hope thefundraiser is for a good cause, because ยฃ50 seems a bit steep - and exclusive, which is unsettling.
Hope there will be lots of farero rochet, at that price.
What is the fundraiser for?
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HRE
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by HRE on May 1, 2012 10:08:53 GMT 1, for those that can't open it text below
Going underground
Pierre de Villiers finds out how the worldโs most secretive and sought-after graffiti artist wound up doing a paint job on the Swiss Ambassadorโs garage
His iconic graffiti stencils crop up everywhere, from the West Bank wall to LA and London and have spawned thousands of T-shirts.Celebrities from Angelina Jolie to Kate Moss and Cristina Aguilera fall over themselves to bag his originals.
And his documentary taking a playful sideswipe at the commercialisation of his own artform was nominated for an Oscar.Yet before this reclusive urban guerrilla artist was famous, Banksy was invited to do a paint job on the Swiss Ambassadorโs underground garage. It is the stuff of urban legend: beneath the Residenceโs impressive wall hanging by
Le Corbusier (himself a pioneering rebel of modern art, architecture and urban living) is a seldom-seen subterranean
gold-mine of graffiti, bearing the unmistakable Banksy tag.
In fact, itโs a toss up which art would sell for more. Not two weeks ago, a Banksy collection fetched more than ยฃ400,000 at a Bonhams auction and the Residenceโs urban art gallery has been estimated at a cool ยฃ1 million.
The stencils bear all the Banksy hallmarks of subversion, anticapitalism and irony. Thereโs a mural of 21 portraits of Vladimir Lenin sporting a Mohican with the slogan Vulture Capitalists. There is also a menagerie of animals that Banksy favours: a rodent (not his iconic sewer rat, but a flame-throwing Mickey Mouse), an ape and a French poodle apparently fantasising about a burly British bulldog-poodle.
One pillar features a Mona Lisa with a green rifle sight painted on her forehead; another has a menacing policeman juxtaposed with a small advisory note: โLaugh now but one day weโll be in chargeโ โ a message which echoes the original idea behind the urban art gallery.
So how did the land better known for bankers land Banksy? In late 2000, a pair of Swiss artists and three Brits โ Banksy and his spray-mates Slug and Chu (whose contribution includes a 3D 'TurnTableTank' crashing through the wall, called Swiss on a roll) โ were invited to the Embassy and given diplomatic immunity to spray with impunity.
To keep their identity secret, they were smuggled into the Residence in the dead of night to decorate the car park in preparation for a garage rave to launch the Embassyโs Next Generation cultural
programme in 2001.
It was originally intended as a temporary installation but the Ambassador at the time, Bruno Spinner, liked it so much he decided to make it a permanent feature. And unlike some less scrupulous landowners who have woken up to find a Banksy on their wall and chipped it off and flogged it, this display is here to stay.
It forms a great backdrop to youth-themed events at the Embassy, which have included the BBC YourGame project, a social inclusion project using sports to inspire marginalised youngsters.
โThe graffiti art in the Embassyโs garage shows Switzerlandโs urban and creative side through a dialogue with young British artists who emerged from underground art movements and street
culture,โ explains Swiss Ambassador Anton Thalmann. โThis image will be showcased again at the House of Switzerland at Glaziers Hall during the Olympic Games in London this summer.โ
The brainchild of the Swiss cultural attach. at the time, Wolfgang Amadeus Brรผhart, the Next Generation series was organised at the start of the new century "to engage with the next generation of people and artists who will largely shape and determine the future". A decade later, the public voted Banksy as the Greatest Living British artist. And the Olympics, with its focus on young people, incorporates a stylised graffiti.
for those that can't open it text below
Going underground
Pierre de Villiers finds out how the worldโs most secretive and sought-after graffiti artist wound up doing a paint job on the Swiss Ambassadorโs garage
His iconic graffiti stencils crop up everywhere, from the West Bank wall to LA and London and have spawned thousands of T-shirts.Celebrities from Angelina Jolie to Kate Moss and Cristina Aguilera fall over themselves to bag his originals.
And his documentary taking a playful sideswipe at the commercialisation of his own artform was nominated for an Oscar.Yet before this reclusive urban guerrilla artist was famous, Banksy was invited to do a paint job on the Swiss Ambassadorโs underground garage. It is the stuff of urban legend: beneath the Residenceโs impressive wall hanging by
Le Corbusier (himself a pioneering rebel of modern art, architecture and urban living) is a seldom-seen subterranean
gold-mine of graffiti, bearing the unmistakable Banksy tag.
In fact, itโs a toss up which art would sell for more. Not two weeks ago, a Banksy collection fetched more than ยฃ400,000 at a Bonhams auction and the Residenceโs urban art gallery has been estimated at a cool ยฃ1 million.
The stencils bear all the Banksy hallmarks of subversion, anticapitalism and irony. Thereโs a mural of 21 portraits of Vladimir Lenin sporting a Mohican with the slogan Vulture Capitalists. There is also a menagerie of animals that Banksy favours: a rodent (not his iconic sewer rat, but a flame-throwing Mickey Mouse), an ape and a French poodle apparently fantasising about a burly British bulldog-poodle.
One pillar features a Mona Lisa with a green rifle sight painted on her forehead; another has a menacing policeman juxtaposed with a small advisory note: โLaugh now but one day weโll be in chargeโ โ a message which echoes the original idea behind the urban art gallery.
So how did the land better known for bankers land Banksy? In late 2000, a pair of Swiss artists and three Brits โ Banksy and his spray-mates Slug and Chu (whose contribution includes a 3D 'TurnTableTank' crashing through the wall, called Swiss on a roll) โ were invited to the Embassy and given diplomatic immunity to spray with impunity.
To keep their identity secret, they were smuggled into the Residence in the dead of night to decorate the car park in preparation for a garage rave to launch the Embassyโs Next Generation cultural
programme in 2001.
It was originally intended as a temporary installation but the Ambassador at the time, Bruno Spinner, liked it so much he decided to make it a permanent feature. And unlike some less scrupulous landowners who have woken up to find a Banksy on their wall and chipped it off and flogged it, this display is here to stay.
It forms a great backdrop to youth-themed events at the Embassy, which have included the BBC YourGame project, a social inclusion project using sports to inspire marginalised youngsters.
โThe graffiti art in the Embassyโs garage shows Switzerlandโs urban and creative side through a dialogue with young British artists who emerged from underground art movements and street
culture,โ explains Swiss Ambassador Anton Thalmann. โThis image will be showcased again at the House of Switzerland at Glaziers Hall during the Olympic Games in London this summer.โ
The brainchild of the Swiss cultural attach. at the time, Wolfgang Amadeus Brรผhart, the Next Generation series was organised at the start of the new century "to engage with the next generation of people and artists who will largely shape and determine the future". A decade later, the public voted Banksy as the Greatest Living British artist. And the Olympics, with its focus on young people, incorporates a stylised graffiti.
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dotdot
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by dotdot on May 1, 2012 13:21:48 GMT 1, i for one - wouldn't mind checking this ert but for 50 quid
well I'd be thinking twice.
on second thoughts.. no I'm not bothering.
19th of may.. btw... for those who have รยฃรยฃ to burn.
you'd have thought this kind of ... venue would be open to the public..
during.... the traditional
"street (art) open house day... " .. which celebrates street art which is not normally shown to the world but is known to exist.... this one being no1 for many on that list 
.. h a n d
(btw if the รยฃรยฃ went to centrepoint - i'd fork).
i for one - wouldn't mind checking this ert but for 50 quid well I'd be thinking twice. on second thoughts.. no I'm not bothering. 19th of may.. btw... for those who have รยฃรยฃ to burn. you'd have thought this kind of ... venue would be open to the public.. during.... the traditional "street (art) open house day... " .. which celebrates street art which is not normally shown to the world but is known to exist.... this one being no1 for many on that list .. h a n d (btw if the รยฃรยฃ went to centrepoint - i'd fork). |
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johnnyh
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by johnnyh on May 1, 2012 13:38:01 GMT 1, Although 50 quid knowing the Swiss Embassies from other parts of the world it will be a cheese wine and nibbles etc do rather than just a quick look. So I would think def worth the trip if you can.
The pics look great
Although 50 quid knowing the Swiss Embassies from other parts of the world it will be a cheese wine and nibbles etc do rather than just a quick look. So I would think def worth the trip if you can.
The pics look great
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Coach on May 1, 2012 15:00:39 GMT 1, i for one - wouldn't mind checking this ert but for 50 quid well I'd be thinking twice. on second thoughts.. no I'm not bothering. 19th of may.. btw... for those who have รยฃรยฃ to burn. you'd have thought this kind of ... venue would be open to the public.. during.... the traditional "street (art) open house day... " .. which celebrates street art which is not normally shown to the world but is known to exist.... this one being no1 for many on that list .. h a n d (btw if the รยฃรยฃ went to centrepoint - i'd fork).
Have they said what the fundraiser is raising funds for?
If a good cause, fair enough. If not, 50 is steep imo.
i for one - wouldn't mind checking this ert but for 50 quid well I'd be thinking twice. on second thoughts.. no I'm not bothering. 19th of may.. btw... for those who have รยฃรยฃ to burn. you'd have thought this kind of ... venue would be open to the public.. during.... the traditional "street (art) open house day... " .. which celebrates street art which is not normally shown to the world but is known to exist.... this one being no1 for many on that list .. h a n d (btw if the รยฃรยฃ went to centrepoint - i'd fork). Have they said what the fundraiser is raising funds for? If a good cause, fair enough. If not, 50 is steep imo. |
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by searchandrescue on May 1, 2012 15:43:30 GMT 1, unsure of the rational for this being a fare paying event?
unsure of the rational for this being a fare paying event?
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dotdot
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by dotdot on May 1, 2012 16:53:29 GMT 1, i for one - wouldn't mind checking this ert but for 50 quid well I'd be thinking twice. on second thoughts.. no I'm not bothering. 19th of may.. btw... for those who have รยฃรยฃ to burn. you'd have thought this kind of ... venue would be open to the public.. during.... the traditional "street (art) open house day... " .. which celebrates street art which is not normally shown to the world but is known to exist.... this one being no1 for many on that list .. h a n d (btw if the รยฃรยฃ went to centrepoint - i'd fork). Have they said what the fundraiser is raising funds for? If a good cause, fair enough. If not, 50 is steep imo.
not as far as i can - see..
perhaps they'll come back and enlighten us.
if it's for a good cause - I'm all for it... but then it's the swiss embassy car park... let's not jump to too many financial conclusions eh ?
the irony is not lost on quite a lot of us here.. I'm sure.
bristol... free
cans... free
the swiss embassy ? .. ah that'll be a crispy (ambulant) ..50.
i for one - wouldn't mind checking this ert but for 50 quid well I'd be thinking twice. on second thoughts.. no I'm not bothering. 19th of may.. btw... for those who have รยฃรยฃ to burn. you'd have thought this kind of ... venue would be open to the public.. during.... the traditional "street (art) open house day... " .. which celebrates street art which is not normally shown to the world but is known to exist.... this one being no1 for many on that list .. h a n d (btw if the รยฃรยฃ went to centrepoint - i'd fork). Have they said what the fundraiser is raising funds for? If a good cause, fair enough. If not, 50 is steep imo. not as far as i can - see.. perhaps they'll come back and enlighten us. if it's for a good cause - I'm all for it... but then it's the swiss embassy car park... let's not jump to too many financial conclusions eh ? the irony is not lost on quite a lot of us here.. I'm sure. bristol... free cans... free the swiss embassy ? .. ah that'll be a crispy (ambulant) ..50. |
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HRE
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by HRE on May 1, 2012 17:21:14 GMT 1, On Twitter Steve Laz write this ages ago.
http://instagram.com/p/HHZYDkTXYR
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Deleted on May 1, 2012 18:04:49 GMT 1, Money raised goes to the Swiss Church. ( The clue is in the email address given for info ).
Money raised goes to the Swiss Church. ( The clue is in the email address given for info ). |
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by searchandrescue on May 1, 2012 18:08:43 GMT 1, I am still not sure about the rational for this being a fare paying event irrespective of the proceeds going to a church?
I am still not sure about the rational for this being a fare paying event irrespective of the proceeds going to a church?
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Deleted on May 1, 2012 18:17:49 GMT 1, Money raised goes to the Swiss Church. ( The clue is in the email address given for info ).
Even GOD is milking the Banksy cash cow...
Money raised goes to the Swiss Church. ( The clue is in the email address given for info ). Even GOD is milking the Banksy cash cow... |
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johnnyh
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by johnnyh on May 1, 2012 18:24:03 GMT 1, They will not do it for free it's at the ambassadors residence wherever that it they will not want to run an open house for art fans. That mag or whatever in general will go to commercial contacts of the Embassy.
Look how many peopl turned up to que for a Blek print. This is targeted at posh people and not that many of them if you look atthe size of the garage. Regardless of the right and wrongs of that I think that is the case.
Ps. That's not me saying I agree with it.
Boris could close it down for spying and take back def a vote winner!!!
They will not do it for free it's at the ambassadors residence wherever that it they will not want to run an open house for art fans. That mag or whatever in general will go to commercial contacts of the Embassy.
Look how many peopl turned up to que for a Blek print. This is targeted at posh people and not that many of them if you look atthe size of the garage. Regardless of the right and wrongs of that I think that is the case.
Ps. That's not me saying I agree with it.
Boris could close it down for spying and take back def a vote winner!!!
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Coach on May 1, 2012 19:47:40 GMT 1, A church!!! Well no thanks. I'll keep my 50 quid thanks.
K-guy had it right on one of his fag packets imo.
A church!!! Well no thanks. I'll keep my 50 quid thanks.
K-guy had it right on one of his fag packets imo.
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by thomess on May 2, 2012 13:24:37 GMT 1, email received today:
I'm sorry for being slow with my response. We have had some complications for safety reasons (people who are not known to the Swiss Embassy are usually not allowed into the building). Also we have to avoid that people only come for the Banksy and not for the whole reception to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Swiss Church in London (a registered charity 1094992). On top of this taking pictures would be strictly forbidden. For more info about the whole event please visit our website: www.swisschurchlondon.org.uk
Thanks for your understanding,
Nathalie
email received today: I'm sorry for being slow with my response. We have had some complications for safety reasons (people who are not known to the Swiss Embassy are usually not allowed into the building). Also we have to avoid that people only come for the Banksy and not for the whole reception to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Swiss Church in London (a registered charity 1094992). On top of this taking pictures would be strictly forbidden. For more info about the whole event please visit our website: www.swisschurchlondon.org.ukThanks for your understanding, Nathalie |
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Deleted on May 2, 2012 13:30:00 GMT 1, email received today: I'm sorry for being slow with my response. We have had some complications for safety reasons (people who are not known to the Swiss Embassy are usually not allowed into the building). Also we have to avoid that people only come for the Banksy and not for the whole reception to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Swiss Church in London (a registered charity 1094992). On top of this taking pictures would be strictly forbidden. For more info about the whole event please visit our website: www.swisschurchlondon.org.ukThanks for your understanding, Nathalie
Thank f*** they remain neutral - you wouldn't really want them on your side if this is the level of their organisation.
email received today: I'm sorry for being slow with my response. We have had some complications for safety reasons (people who are not known to the Swiss Embassy are usually not allowed into the building). Also we have to avoid that people only come for the Banksy and not for the whole reception to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Swiss Church in London (a registered charity 1094992). On top of this taking pictures would be strictly forbidden. For more info about the whole event please visit our website: www.swisschurchlondon.org.ukThanks for your understanding, Nathalie Thank f*** they remain neutral - you wouldn't really want them on your side if this is the level of their organisation. |
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by rottenredrooster on May 2, 2012 13:32:51 GMT 1, email received today: I'm sorry for being slow with my response. We have had some complications for safety reasons (people who are not known to the Swiss Embassy are usually not allowed into the building). Also we have to avoid that people only come for the Banksy and not for the whole reception to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Swiss Church in London (a registered charity 1094992). On top of this taking pictures would be strictly forbidden. For more info about the whole event please visit our website: www.swisschurchlondon.org.ukThanks for your understanding, Nathalie
Got this too.
Was up for it initially. Not feeling it now.
email received today: I'm sorry for being slow with my response. We have had some complications for safety reasons (people who are not known to the Swiss Embassy are usually not allowed into the building). Also we have to avoid that people only come for the Banksy and not for the whole reception to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Swiss Church in London (a registered charity 1094992). On top of this taking pictures would be strictly forbidden. For more info about the whole event please visit our website: www.swisschurchlondon.org.ukThanks for your understanding, Nathalie Got this too. Was up for it initially. Not feeling it now. |
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johnnyh
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by johnnyh on May 2, 2012 13:46:32 GMT 1, Not being funny do trade fairs and go to a lot of this type of crap so was as thought. Real shame. It's a posh people's cheese and wine do. Misses the point really shame. But hey the Swiss make watches and had Roy Hodgson as their manager!!!!!
" safe pair of hands"
Not being funny do trade fairs and go to a lot of this type of crap so was as thought. Real shame. It's a posh people's cheese and wine do. Misses the point really shame. But hey the Swiss make watches and had Roy Hodgson as their manager!!!!!
" safe pair of hands"
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dotdot
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by dotdot on May 2, 2012 17:40:48 GMT 1, as per PA.
current.com/groups/art-and-style/88859925_banksy-in-the-swiss-embassy.htm
there you go saved you 50quid... have a wispa on me
..it still is a good idea (don't get me wrong..) it's just everything else about it.. is wrong.. otherwise.
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Pistol
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Hidden Banksy Graffiti at the Swiss Embassy, by Pistol on May 16, 2012 21:52:15 GMT 1, Got my tickets, anyone else going? 
Got my tickets, anyone else going? |
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