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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Skizz 82 on Mar 22, 2021 18:04:38 GMT 1,
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by lee3 on Mar 26, 2021 18:29:58 GMT 1, 3 or 4 weeks removed, I'd be embarrassed to admit how many times I've watched that vid. For my mind and humor, one of the very best works he's ever done.
3 or 4 weeks removed, I'd be embarrassed to admit how many times I've watched that vid. For my mind and humor, one of the very best works he's ever done.
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by eibbor on Jun 11, 2021 10:43:30 GMT 1, Also placed four cctv cameras around it as well.
Also placed four cctv cameras around it as well.
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Coach on Jun 11, 2021 10:52:35 GMT 1,
Well that that ruined then, ffs.
I agree. Leave street pieces well alone.
Well that that ruined then, ffs. I agree. Leave street pieces well alone. |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by avec art on Jun 11, 2021 11:25:20 GMT 1, Seeing this piece in person is amazing. The quality of execution is really something else, it's a very powerful piece and can see the need to preserve it, the people of Reading deserve to enjoy it.
But left unprotected it'll be chipped away or sprayed over in no time. But that perspex whatever is no doubt dreadful and spoils the enjoyment of it.
I think in this instance perhaps some kind of glass frame and interventionist architecture could be constructed. It's an elaborate idea, but then how rare and unique is the artwork. That could be less visually intrusive than the horrible perspex which also boxes it in. If that idea is over the top, then a barrier of some kind to prevent people from getting close wouldn't be so difficult to achieve.
Seeing this piece in person is amazing. The quality of execution is really something else, it's a very powerful piece and can see the need to preserve it, the people of Reading deserve to enjoy it.
But left unprotected it'll be chipped away or sprayed over in no time. But that perspex whatever is no doubt dreadful and spoils the enjoyment of it.
I think in this instance perhaps some kind of glass frame and interventionist architecture could be constructed. It's an elaborate idea, but then how rare and unique is the artwork. That could be less visually intrusive than the horrible perspex which also boxes it in. If that idea is over the top, then a barrier of some kind to prevent people from getting close wouldn't be so difficult to achieve.
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by irl1 on Jun 11, 2021 11:37:25 GMT 1, Seeing this piece in person is amazing. The quality of execution is really something else, it's a very powerful piece and can see the need to preserve it, the people of Reading deserve to enjoy it. But left unprotected it'll be chipped away or sprayed over in no time. But that perspex whatever is no doubt dreadful and spoils the enjoyment of it. I think in this instance perhaps some kind of glass frame and interventionist architecture could be constructed. It's an elaborate idea, but then how rare and unique is the artwork. That could be less visually intrusive than the horrible perspex which also boxes it in. If that idea is over the top, then a barrier of some kind to prevent people from getting close wouldn't be so difficult to achieve.
Yobs have to learn how to view street art without a spray can in their hand
Seeing this piece in person is amazing. The quality of execution is really something else, it's a very powerful piece and can see the need to preserve it, the people of Reading deserve to enjoy it. But left unprotected it'll be chipped away or sprayed over in no time. But that perspex whatever is no doubt dreadful and spoils the enjoyment of it. I think in this instance perhaps some kind of glass frame and interventionist architecture could be constructed. It's an elaborate idea, but then how rare and unique is the artwork. That could be less visually intrusive than the horrible perspex which also boxes it in. If that idea is over the top, then a barrier of some kind to prevent people from getting close wouldn't be so difficult to achieve. Yobs have to learn how to view street art without a spray can in their hand |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Terry Fuckwitt on Jun 11, 2021 13:34:35 GMT 1, I understand there are split opinions on preserving Banksy street pieces here, but this looks awful.
The positioning of this and the height makes it less likely to get too much damage anyway. Well hung lover has been up for years without protection and still looks good today, even with a few paint bombs😂
I understand there are split opinions on preserving Banksy street pieces here, but this looks awful.
The positioning of this and the height makes it less likely to get too much damage anyway. Well hung lover has been up for years without protection and still looks good today, even with a few paint bombs😂
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Terry Fuckwitt on Jun 11, 2021 13:37:44 GMT 1, Also placed four cctv cameras around it as well.
Four cameras? That is a joke. If I walked up to it and tagged or stencilled umderneath, would I get prosecuted?😂
Also placed four cctv cameras around it as well. Four cameras? That is a joke. If I walked up to it and tagged or stencilled umderneath, would I get prosecuted?😂 |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Coach on Jun 11, 2021 13:41:35 GMT 1, Seeing this piece in person is amazing. The quality of execution is really something else, it's a very powerful piece and can see the need to preserve it, the people of Reading deserve to enjoy it. But left unprotected it'll be chipped away or sprayed over in no time. But that perspex whatever is no doubt dreadful and spoils the enjoyment of it. I think in this instance perhaps some kind of glass frame and interventionist architecture could be constructed. It's an elaborate idea, but then how rare and unique is the artwork. That could be less visually intrusive than the horrible perspex which also boxes it in. If that idea is over the top, then a barrier of some kind to prevent people from getting close wouldn't be so difficult to achieve.
Appreciate your opinion. It’s not one I share.
I think all street art should be left alone. If it fades, gets tagged or is completely buffed, so be it. It’s the ephemeral nature of street art.
Street art suffers a death if its cut out of the wall, or suffers a huge injury if covered up with Perspex, or has a barrier built around it. Enjoy it while it lasts.
I also find it uncomfortable that only Banksys get covered with Perspex, when there is so much great street art created, suggesting that money is a motivator.
Fully accept that others will have different views.
Seeing this piece in person is amazing. The quality of execution is really something else, it's a very powerful piece and can see the need to preserve it, the people of Reading deserve to enjoy it. But left unprotected it'll be chipped away or sprayed over in no time. But that perspex whatever is no doubt dreadful and spoils the enjoyment of it. I think in this instance perhaps some kind of glass frame and interventionist architecture could be constructed. It's an elaborate idea, but then how rare and unique is the artwork. That could be less visually intrusive than the horrible perspex which also boxes it in. If that idea is over the top, then a barrier of some kind to prevent people from getting close wouldn't be so difficult to achieve. Appreciate your opinion. It’s not one I share. I think all street art should be left alone. If it fades, gets tagged or is completely buffed, so be it. It’s the ephemeral nature of street art. Street art suffers a death if its cut out of the wall, or suffers a huge injury if covered up with Perspex, or has a barrier built around it. Enjoy it while it lasts. I also find it uncomfortable that only Banksys get covered with Perspex, when there is so much great street art created, suggesting that money is a motivator. Fully accept that others will have different views. |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by trowel on Dec 2, 2021 22:54:53 GMT 1, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-59509632
The artist Grayson Perry has chosen Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery to display creations from season two of his TV Series Grayson's Art Club.
In the programme, he and his wife Philippa encouraged people to send in their own artwork made during the pandemic.
The exhibition includes creations by musician Boy George, magician Derren Brown and broadcaster Sue Perkins.
Masquerading as a member of the public, Banksy also entered the original stencil he used to make Create Escape - a mural of a prisoner climbing down the walls of the now decommissioned Reading Prison.
The exhibition is being hosted at the museum and gallery until 4 September 2022.
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www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/grayson-perry-art-club/
To accompany the exhibition, a special episode of Grayson’s Art Club will air on Channel 4 on Friday 10 December at 8pm.
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And the episode of Art Club featuring Create Escape:
www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club/on-demand/71736-004
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-59509632The artist Grayson Perry has chosen Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery to display creations from season two of his TV Series Grayson's Art Club. In the programme, he and his wife Philippa encouraged people to send in their own artwork made during the pandemic. The exhibition includes creations by musician Boy George, magician Derren Brown and broadcaster Sue Perkins. Masquerading as a member of the public, Banksy also entered the original stencil he used to make Create Escape - a mural of a prisoner climbing down the walls of the now decommissioned Reading Prison. The exhibition is being hosted at the museum and gallery until 4 September 2022. --- www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/grayson-perry-art-club/To accompany the exhibition, a special episode of Grayson’s Art Club will air on Channel 4 on Friday 10 December at 8pm. --- And the episode of Art Club featuring Create Escape: www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club/on-demand/71736-004
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Deleted on Dec 5, 2021 3:04:52 GMT 1, I loved seeing the photos of the stencil and really enjoyed seeing the mock up of the spray cans.
Looks as though the stencil is being sold to raise funds to buy the prison, which is pretty cool.
I loved seeing the photos of the stencil and really enjoyed seeing the mock up of the spray cans.
Looks as though the stencil is being sold to raise funds to buy the prison, which is pretty cool.
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by jimbofatz on Dec 5, 2021 3:24:24 GMT 1, Whats that weird machine? Does anyone under 50 even know what a typewrtier is anymore. Dont date yourself too much del naja. i guess the magic man Darren brown is in on this as well.
Whats that weird machine? Does anyone under 50 even know what a typewrtier is anymore. Dont date yourself too much del naja. i guess the magic man Darren brown is in on this as well.
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by JW on Dec 5, 2021 12:43:46 GMT 1, Here's the article from The Times.
Banksy sketches out £10m plan to free Oscar Wilde’s prison from developers
Banksy has pledged to raise millions of pounds to help buy the prison in which Oscar Wilde was incarcerated so it can be turned into an arts centre, rather than being sold to property developers to turn into flats.
The anonymous graffiti artist has offered to match the £10 million purchase price for HMP Reading — formerly Reading Gaol — by selling the stencil of a work he painted on the side of the grade II listed building in March.
Banksy is believed to have sold only one stencil before, making them the rarest part of his output. It has an estimated value of £10 million to £15 million and is set to be sold privately to a collector without an auction.
The record sale for a Banksy is £18.5 million, set at Sotheby’s in October for Love is in the Bin, the remains of a work that was partially shredded during a 2018 auction.
He said: “I had very little interest in Reading until I was on a rail replacement bus service that went past the jail. It’s rare to find an uninterrupted 500m-long paintable surface slap bang in the middle of a town; I literally clambered over the passenger next to me to get a closer look.
“I promised myself I’d paint the wall even before I knew what it was. I’m passionate about it now, though. Oscar Wilde is the patron saint of smashing two contrasting ideas together to create magic. Converting the place that destroyed him into a refuge for art feels so perfect we have to do it.”
Banksy’s offer, which is contingent on the Berkshire site being turned into an arts complex, supports plans by Reading borough council.
The derelict prison, disused since 2013, is owned by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and was first put up for sale in October 2019. The council bid £2.6 million in April last year and is lobbying to turn the jail into an arts centre to celebrate its heritage with a cinema, performance spaces and exhibition venues.
A petition organised by the Save Reading Gaol campaign has thousands of signatures and the support of the actors Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and Kate Winslet.
The council bid was rejected and instead the MoJ agreed an undisclosed deal with Artisan Real Estate, but the sale collapsed in November last year because of significant heritage issues on the site. A second bid from the council was rejected in May and it was put back on the market in June.
Enter Banksy. The Bristol-based artist’s mural of an inmate escaping with a typewriter is considered a reference to Wilde, the jail’s most famous convict, who was held there from 1895 to 1897 for gross indecency after his affair with Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was exposed.
Wilde wrote De Profundis, his letter of lament to his former lover, in his cell. After his release he remembered his time as a prisoner in The Ballad of Reading Gaol, one of the most quoted poems in English literature.
The stencil went on display at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery last week as part of an exhibition curated by the artist Grayson Perry to celebrate his Channel 4 series Grayson’s Art Club.
The jail is thought to stand on the site where Henry I, the son of William the Conqueror, was buried in 1136. His body is believed to lie beneath the car park. The jail also sits next to the ruins of Reading Abbey, the great Benedictine monastery founded by Henry, once among the largest in Europe.
The prison was opened in 1844. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott, architect of the Albert Memorial and the Midland Grand Hotel, now restored as the St Pancras Renaissance. Former inmates include the boxer Anthony Joshua, remanded there as a teenager when the prison was a young offenders’ institution, and the Victorian serial killer Amelia Dyer, who was said to have murdered up to 400 babies.
Matt Rodda, the Labour MP for Reading East, said last week that the council bid for the jail had been bolstered by a £2 million donation from a “leading figure in the arts community”.
The MoJ said: “The deadline for bids has passed and we are currently considering the ones we received.”
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/banksy-sketches-out-10m-plan-to-free-oscar-wildes-prison-from-developers-2s70c86p9
Here's the article from The Times. Banksy sketches out £10m plan to free Oscar Wilde’s prison from developers Banksy has pledged to raise millions of pounds to help buy the prison in which Oscar Wilde was incarcerated so it can be turned into an arts centre, rather than being sold to property developers to turn into flats. The anonymous graffiti artist has offered to match the £10 million purchase price for HMP Reading — formerly Reading Gaol — by selling the stencil of a work he painted on the side of the grade II listed building in March. Banksy is believed to have sold only one stencil before, making them the rarest part of his output. It has an estimated value of £10 million to £15 million and is set to be sold privately to a collector without an auction. The record sale for a Banksy is £18.5 million, set at Sotheby’s in October for Love is in the Bin, the remains of a work that was partially shredded during a 2018 auction. He said: “I had very little interest in Reading until I was on a rail replacement bus service that went past the jail. It’s rare to find an uninterrupted 500m-long paintable surface slap bang in the middle of a town; I literally clambered over the passenger next to me to get a closer look. “I promised myself I’d paint the wall even before I knew what it was. I’m passionate about it now, though. Oscar Wilde is the patron saint of smashing two contrasting ideas together to create magic. Converting the place that destroyed him into a refuge for art feels so perfect we have to do it.” Banksy’s offer, which is contingent on the Berkshire site being turned into an arts complex, supports plans by Reading borough council. The derelict prison, disused since 2013, is owned by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and was first put up for sale in October 2019. The council bid £2.6 million in April last year and is lobbying to turn the jail into an arts centre to celebrate its heritage with a cinema, performance spaces and exhibition venues. A petition organised by the Save Reading Gaol campaign has thousands of signatures and the support of the actors Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and Kate Winslet. The council bid was rejected and instead the MoJ agreed an undisclosed deal with Artisan Real Estate, but the sale collapsed in November last year because of significant heritage issues on the site. A second bid from the council was rejected in May and it was put back on the market in June. Enter Banksy. The Bristol-based artist’s mural of an inmate escaping with a typewriter is considered a reference to Wilde, the jail’s most famous convict, who was held there from 1895 to 1897 for gross indecency after his affair with Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was exposed. Wilde wrote De Profundis, his letter of lament to his former lover, in his cell. After his release he remembered his time as a prisoner in The Ballad of Reading Gaol, one of the most quoted poems in English literature. The stencil went on display at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery last week as part of an exhibition curated by the artist Grayson Perry to celebrate his Channel 4 series Grayson’s Art Club. The jail is thought to stand on the site where Henry I, the son of William the Conqueror, was buried in 1136. His body is believed to lie beneath the car park. The jail also sits next to the ruins of Reading Abbey, the great Benedictine monastery founded by Henry, once among the largest in Europe. The prison was opened in 1844. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott, architect of the Albert Memorial and the Midland Grand Hotel, now restored as the St Pancras Renaissance. Former inmates include the boxer Anthony Joshua, remanded there as a teenager when the prison was a young offenders’ institution, and the Victorian serial killer Amelia Dyer, who was said to have murdered up to 400 babies. Matt Rodda, the Labour MP for Reading East, said last week that the council bid for the jail had been bolstered by a £2 million donation from a “leading figure in the arts community”. The MoJ said: “The deadline for bids has passed and we are currently considering the ones we received.” www.thetimes.co.uk/article/banksy-sketches-out-10m-plan-to-free-oscar-wildes-prison-from-developers-2s70c86p9 |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by The Italian One on Dec 6, 2021 10:46:54 GMT 1, have I understood it right?
banksy is buying a prison?
how ironic is that?
as always hat off to Banksy
have I understood it right? banksy is buying a prison? how ironic is that? as always hat off to Banksy |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Lazarus II on Dec 6, 2021 11:10:39 GMT 1, have I understood it right? banksy is buying a prison? how ironic is that? as always hat off to Banksy
not quite. He is looking at ways to provide funding to prevent a prison being converted to residential flats. An alternative is that the prison is converted to an arts centre.
have I understood it right? banksy is buying a prison? how ironic is that? as always hat off to Banksy not quite. He is looking at ways to provide funding to prevent a prison being converted to residential flats. An alternative is that the prison is converted to an arts centre. |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Ravnur 2020 on Dec 6, 2021 11:27:12 GMT 1, More on the project and how to help can be found here:
savereadinggaol.uk/
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by moe on Feb 13, 2022 13:07:29 GMT 1, Where these pics from?!
Where these pics from?!
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by JockoLad on Feb 13, 2022 13:10:06 GMT 1,
Bristol Museum, I think.
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by eibbor on Feb 16, 2022 13:43:32 GMT 1, Grayson Perry Exhibition @ Bristol Museum
Grayson Perry Exhibition @ Bristol Museum
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by The Italian One on Jan 11, 2023 15:50:36 GMT 1, all I can think is that he should have cleaned up before leaving..
rude banksy!
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by Dice on Jan 11, 2023 16:00:03 GMT 1, Can we get a DNA test on the glove please?
Can we get a DNA test on the glove please?
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by cemltz on Jan 11, 2023 16:00:31 GMT 1, Seriously: read the sign Banksy!
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by lukas01 on May 24, 2024 15:41:01 GMT 1, 
The prison, which has been derelict since 2013, is being sold by the Ministry of Defence, but local campaigners want it to be turned into an arts centre rather than be auctioned off to housing developers. The sale would raise millions of pounds and potentially save the site for future generations.
Are any of you familiar with the situation? How is it going? Will this art space continue? What stage has the recovery project reached?
My questions arise from a personal curiosity about this prison chosen by Banksy for his work of art.
I once had a dream where something very similar happened. Coincidences. Just coincidences. I've always told myself this.
News?
A thousand thanks.
The prison, which has been derelict since 2013, is being sold by the Ministry of Defence, but local campaigners want it to be turned into an arts centre rather than be auctioned off to housing developers. The sale would raise millions of pounds and potentially save the site for future generations. Are any of you familiar with the situation? How is it going? Will this art space continue? What stage has the recovery project reached? My questions arise from a personal curiosity about this prison chosen by Banksy for his work of art. I once had a dream where something very similar happened. Coincidences. Just coincidences. I've always told myself this. News? A thousand thanks. |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by sijh on May 24, 2024 15:50:54 GMT 1, I thought the art center idea had succeeded, recently. That also now has a really cloudy perspex cover and an advert for a local carpet shop over it...
I thought the art center idea had succeeded, recently. That also now has a really cloudy perspex cover and an advert for a local carpet shop over it...
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by lukas01 on May 24, 2024 16:17:36 GMT 1, I thought the art center idea had succeeded, recently. That also now has a really cloudy perspex cover and an advert for a local carpet shop over it...
I can't find anything on the internet.
No news on this beautiful project.
Is the administration against it?
I thought the art center idea had succeeded, recently. That also now has a really cloudy perspex cover and an advert for a local carpet shop over it... I can't find anything on the internet. No news on this beautiful project. Is the administration against it? |
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Banksy Street Art on Reading Prison , by loui on May 24, 2024 18:23:46 GMT 1, Coincidences don’t exist. Oscar Wilde’s great escape. With sheets. Weirder things have happened in this world. I particulary thought the film Hunger by Steve Mcqueen gave some inside in the UK politics.
Coincidences don’t exist. Oscar Wilde’s great escape. With sheets. Weirder things have happened in this world. I particulary thought the film Hunger by Steve Mcqueen gave some inside in the UK politics.
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