Banksy FILM POSTER 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'

[Agent Provocateur]

Thanks bw, all I've done is a bit of sleuthing and got far too excited about a bit of paper ;D

On the poster, not really sure what they are atm. If it is A2 size and printed officially with the original files then it should be called a small film poster. It wouldn't be for cinema use, so probably a marketing thing, that's why I thought it might be sold with Time Out next week.

I stuck my neck out and paid a lot for my quad, but I knew it was a gamble as a load may well appear, just one of those things as I wasn't prepared to miss it. I think paying £20 for this was a good shout, minimal outlay with a good possibility of a quality authentic poster.

The other possibility is someones got the quad and scanned it in at high res and reprinted it... this should be quite obvious if it's the case. The movie poster forum isn't sure either, was hoping to get an answer from my message but no luck. But I'm just putting the options out there, I'm sure time will tell.

If they're not in Time Out I'd love to see one.

[bigwilly]

I'll let you know when I get mine, thanks again for all your hard work! I joined the forum over there as well, thanks for that too....

[Agent Provocateur]

Just got a message back from the seller saying 'They are from a printing firm but the poster was withdrawn because they have changed the official age rating to 15.' Not definitive but plausible.

*Edit: and 'The size is in CM's sorry for the confusion, ebay added inches but it is CM so the poster is A2.'

Here we go, I'll say it before anyone else, would be good if there were going to be for Time Out, were pulled and there'll be one with a rating of '15'

I reserve the right to call that last paragraph pure and utter bs

[bullet]

These look fake:

This is someones original:



- Look at the detail on the hood of the character and the depth of colour.

compared to this:



I googled banksy film and a pretty good quality version of that character came out which anyone could produce.

[amsterdam9697]

I guess we'll find out when they land... but the PayPal request came from Imbue UK so I'm not worried

[bullet]

im skeptical, something is not right...

I would be even more worried about someone with printing contacts (no disrespect to that artist)

[amsterdam9697]

Seller said he was shipping 'em out tomorrow in strong tubes, so we'll find out soon enough

If anything, the poster was the same price as a couple of cocktails in LA and will look sweet framed up in the movie room, so I'm not stressing it...

[bullet]

enjoy then...

a couple of cocktails.

try getting a couple of cocktails for £20 in london.

[amsterdam9697]

... exactly, it's just not worth getting worked up about. Always the optimist, I have a feeling it's gonna be legit and look great when it lands. If not, you can always file a claim with PayPal and get your cash back lickity-split if it's a bootleg, etc

[bigwilly]

can always file a paypal claim if it's a bootleg, no worries....

who is this certain artist?

[bullet]

i just dont get the fact that if it is real, why is the character different. every poster i have seen on the underground etc have all been the same, then the detail on the one above just does not match that

[amsterdam9697]

The original pics from Fragile show In Cinemas, while the smaller promo on the 'Bay says In UK Cinemas... either way, I'm kinda stoked to see this! ;D

[Agent Provocateur]

Interesting Freerange, I can see what you're saying about the image, could be the photograph not picking up all the highlights? Good spot Amsterdam, is the additional 'UK' on the underground posters? Because the cinema type is on the black bands as well I think.

[European Bob]

heres mine courtesy of local tube station


happy days

bob

[Agent Provocateur]

Nice find Europeanbob!

Looking at the small ones again, I can definitely see what Freerange is saying, the top bit of the hood doesn't have the dark shadowy bit (that's on Fragile's Quad)... but then neither does Euorpeanbob's which is definitely legitimate!

[Scraffer]

Hmm, he's put them back up on the bay now... I'm gonna get mine framed to somehow incorpporate my Lambeth Palace tickets....

[grantb]

response i got:

Hi,

Thanks for your interest. I received these from a printing firm. They were printed as a promo/giveaway but had to be withdrawn because they have changed the official age rating. They are proper lithograph posters, I have one framed and it looks great.
I hope that helps


What ya reckon?

[bullet]

wary.

[Scraffer]

Hey ho, £20 isn't bad if it is a fake and is an even better feal if its a real one. Gonna get it mounted with my tickets for the Lambeth palace... Can't wait!

[Fragile]

on the streets of Hackney ;D

[rowan]

So are there two sets of posters?
One with the origional Mental Age banner and the others with the new age 15 banner?

[Fragile]

Mar 1, 2010 23:00:48 GMT 1 rowan said:

So are there two sets of posters?
One with the origional Mental Age banner and the others with the new age 15 banner?

there appear to be at least three: mine with age 12 Mental Age, one with age 13 Mental Age and the the new 15 one

[denzil]

Feb 26, 2010 2:00:08 GMT 1 amsterdam9697 said:

I guess we'll find out when they land... but the PayPal request came from Imbue UK so I'm not worried

why not ?

[bullet]

i wouldnt want to spend £20 on a piece of paper, you can get them printed yourself for that, probably about 100 as well.

[grantb]

why would a artist do that ? sure his reputation is far too important to do something like that. but then a artist could execute a perfect fake

[Agent Provocateur]

Check yer PMs people

[rowan]

So deal or no deal.. Are these copies or not?...

[Agent Provocateur]

Still not sure Rowan, I didn't manage to get one as funds are tighter than a nats ch*ff in a sandstorm atm I think it should be obvious when they start to arrive... anyone got a loop!?

[ecb]

Has anyone received theirs and do we know if these are real or not yet? Thanks.

[barnsy]

This is the answer I got from Imbue below. I asked him who the printer was and said I was a bit dubious they were printed on Shiney paper and whether they were lithographs as described! What do you all think?

Sorry you are not happy with your posters. They are legit and they are lithographs. I cannot tell you the printer as the posters should have been destroyed. I am happy to refund you, just let me know.

Thanks