Santa's Ghetto 2010 • Marks & Stencils

[jdwheeler]

Chaps, some local knowledge.

Little known fact, there is a backpackers hostel just off Piccadilly Circus.

www.piccadillyhotel.net/

£12 all year round.

Hope thios helps some of you.

[shakey1181]

aside from hotels, is there anyone with an invite who can't make it? If you could add me to the bottom of the ever-expanding list of people who'd like to go, but won't be allowed in, and will watch, forlorn from the opposing pavement, that would be great.

[jdwheeler]

Watch out or flippers will start to corner the preview invite market!

[shakey1181]

you'll start seeing them on ebay - "preview invite - would love to go, but can't make it due to head falling off - COA in the form of an email from POW, slightly faded text due to crap office printer - was really careful carrying this home - Buy It Now: £1,000,000"

[bunnyboy]

Could I join the queue of those looking for a Thursday invite? I'm London based and would love to check it out - happy to compensate with beer.

[Ryan Lazy]

What is the actual benefit of going Thursday?

[G-Man]

Nov 24, 2010 14:34:06 GMT 1 Ryan Lazy said:

What is the actual benefit of going Thursday?

Now that is a question!

[Neate Michael]

Why is everyone so convinced that the Marks and Stencils logo is not simply a blog site getting the wrong end of the stick, and that the Dran show is simply just that on Thursday?

Although to answer my own question their does seem to be an installation by Mr B, in central London, so maybe there are two venues (although this seems unlikely). But why advertise it as Dran?

As it happens I am back from Sweden for the weekend, and happen to be in Central London on Friday afternoon so I will check it out, but for Dran's art, no more, no less.

[tobyuk]

Nov 24, 2010 14:34:06 GMT 1 Ryan Lazy said:

What is the actual benefit of going Thursday?

Apparently there are Banksy originals for the first 10 people...

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[bullet]

Nov 24, 2010 14:34:06 GMT 1 Ryan Lazy said:

What is the actual benefit of going Thursday?

shhhh.... make everyone think there will be banksy release so they go to that.

Then watch people as they pretend to like the art inside and take a free beer, when actually they wanted a print.

[nex]

The one benefit I would conclude from going Thursday (as is the same of any preview) is that you're among the first of a wider group to see the works and as such have first option on anything that's for sale at this point.

[saint]

I'm off tomorrow arvo so if anyone fancies a beer before hand let me know. PS i dont have an invite so could also do with a +1! however i'll still meet ya for a beer even if you cant help, and then will wangle it somehow...

[rosstierney]

Nov 24, 2010 15:37:37 GMT 1 saint said:

I'm off tomorrow arvo so if anyone fancies a beer before hand let me know. PS i dont have an invite so could also do with a +1! however i'll still meet ya for a beer even if you cant help, and then will wangle it somehow...

I've got a feeling you're about to be sorted...

Drinks are on saint! ;D

[saint]

You coming along for the mooch Ross??

[joeschmo]

Nov 24, 2010 12:48:14 GMT 1 @vivalarepublique said:

Nov 24, 2010 12:14:13 GMT 1 bucky said:

Anyone can recommend some cheap hotels around the area of the venue? Will be flying over.

I may have a +1 to give, anyone has a few square meters to spare ? ;D

Cromwell Crown in central London looks like a good bet.



Great review in the Telegraph.

www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4927804/Britains-worst-hotels-ranked-by-disgruntled-travellers.html

tis not bad I stayed there once.

[rosstierney]

Nov 24, 2010 17:01:53 GMT 1 saint said:

You coming along for the mooch Ross??

hell yeah. should be about from 4pm.

[dantefires]

Does anyone actually know where they are going on Thursday, other than Soho?

What time does this kick off?

Not really sure what's up with all this cloak & dagger stuff. As an artist/gallery putting on a show, surely you want as much publicity as possible.

[G-Man]

Nov 24, 2010 15:04:11 GMT 1 bullet said:

Nov 24, 2010 14:34:06 GMT 1 Ryan Lazy said:

What is the actual benefit of going Thursday?

shhhh.... make everyone think there will be banksy release so they go to that.

Then watch people as they pretend to like the art inside and take a free beer, when actually they wanted a print.

;D ;D ;D

[fingerz]

it's some thing to do with getting smuggled out of the country cos its too cold here

[Deleted]

This just went up on the Capturing Banksy site.

"The invitations are arriving, anticipation is building…"



capturingbanksy.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/dran-banksy-marks-stencils/

[ilcania]

Nov 24, 2010 17:13:45 GMT 1 dantefires said:

Does anyone actually know where they are going on Thursday, other than Soho?

What time does this kick off?

Not really sure what's up with all this cloak & dagger stuff. As an artist/gallery putting on a show, surely you want as much publicity as possible.

thursday is a private view for press etc, then in the morn the show is plastered all over the press and open to the public , bingo instant hit.

[European Bob]

if anyone has a spare +1 and would like some company give me a shout!

peace
bob

[bullet]

Nov 24, 2010 17:17:00 GMT 1 G-Man said:

Nov 24, 2010 15:04:11 GMT 1 bullet said:

shhhh.... make everyone think there will be banksy release so they go to that.

Then watch people as they pretend to like the art inside and take a free beer, when actually they wanted a print.

;D ;D ;D

You see it so much. people going to get a print and pretending to be looking at the work and having a beer - when really they dont want the beer and dont give a crap about the work (unless you can get free stuff). All thats going through their head is how to get this home fast enough to put on ebay.

[digitalkid]

Personally free beer is always wanted..

[nex]

Nov 24, 2010 19:36:04 GMT 1 bullet said:

when really they dont want the beer

free beer is the only thing that makes a number of these shows bearable!

[bullet]

True dat.

[bs]

ye putting my hat in for a plus 1 if anyone has a spare

[Sundowner]

This thread really makes me laugh - everyone desperate to go to a Dran preview night on the remote off-chance that there will be a Banksy print release.

[bullet]

N00bs.

POW marketing rules state that the biggest release wont be til the end... Otherwise no one will buy anything else...