[doublehelix]

www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/events-entertainment-culture/articles/please-love-me-banksy

"Covent Garden welcomes an exhibition of work from the last 10 years by infamous graffiti artist Banksy.

The show will include several ‘architectural’ pieces and plenty of his signature characters, the rats in their many guises; as the Paparazzi, welders, rappers, lock-breakers and, of course, graffiti artists.

Admission to the exhibition is free, the Banksy catalogue will be available to purchase.

The Flower Cellars
4 – 6 Russell Street
WC2E 7BN

Wednesday 15th – Saturday 25th July
10.00am – 8.00pm"





Shame to see so many ripped street pieces in the show.

[wizzy]

This a real show or just a Vermin type one?.

[doublehelix]

Mr B has nothing to do with this. It's primarily ripped street pieces, and a few prints.

More photos here:
www.flickr.com/photos/ollycourtney/

[Happy Shopper]

Can't be official.
Sad to see that bottom image. Must be from the building near angel tube I think.

[wizzy]

Vermin and Bankrobber then?.

[Happy Shopper]

I bet this is a way to legitimise these pieces, with a view to selling.

[wizzy]

Or at least "Try" to legit them, trying to give a Vermin COA more credence perhaps?.

[alsbabar]

this show is being curated by Duncan Cargill from The Hospital Group - he was involved in the Banksy vs Warhol show couple of years ago

[wizzy]

Is it nothing to do with Bankrobber / Vermin then Alsbabar?.

edit. Found an old link to that show.

[alsbabar]

i doubt it wiz, but you never know,

vermin had a different Welder Rat to the one displayed at this show

www.vermincontrol.us/#/vermin/vermin40/ - this piece was on ebay recently

[Prescription Art]

Vermin indeed...

[dynamixx]

What was ever wrong with graffiti outside? Load of shite

This grates:

Admission to the exhibition is free, the Banksy catalogue will be available to purchase.

The Flower Cellars
4 – 6 Russell Street
WC2E 7BN

Wednesday 15th – Saturday 25th July
10.00am – 8.00pm"

A show of a small number of street art pieces that used to be outside, have now been put indoors, and you're expected to pay for a souvenir to mark this special moment?

Bollocks

[edcase]

I believe this is to do with the hospital club, they manage this venue and had a show at the club a couple of years back.

[bojangles]

went today:

high point is i got to see some street pieces that i have never seen 'in the flesh' before.

low point and overriding factor is that they are no longer on the wall. total shame they are like caged animals - taken from the natural habitat and forced to perform.

i enquired about selling and "some bits are for sale" bankrobber and vermin have to be linked. it may well be hospital putting on the front but vermin are behind supplying the works.

[mammal]

Jul 15, 2009 10:14:17 GMT 1 @alsbabar said:

this show is being curated by Duncan Cargill from The Hospital Group - he was involved in the Banksy vs Warhol show couple of years ago

That show pissed off Banksy a right treat. Was cack also

[wizzy]

Did you buy the show catalogue Bojangles?, was it signed?.

[monkeyart]

Did the catalogue come with COA form Vermin? If so I'm down there tomorrow, sod the cheap tatty photocopied posters at that Bristol show ;-)

[wizzy]

[craigf]

Crap, they should have stayed on the street for all

[neale]

how sad does that bolted together brick piece look, should be in its natural habitat, shame on all concerned with putting on this show...crawl back to the gutter

[low3]

What a bunch of cocksuckers!

Admittedly, it's nice seeing a few fondly remembered street pieces, but ripped out of their natural environment and stuck in a gallery they just look wrong. A big part of B's street pieces is that the environment around them is part of what makes them, so out of that environment, they lose a bit of impact. my two cents worth, anyway.

[Happy Shopper]

Popped along to this yesterday.
Pretty poor.
Lots of Rats, and taken out of context they're a bit dull! I can totally see now why banksy won't authenticate this work... A show like this looks a bit crap!

Also they had really bad quailty T-shirts, stickers and postcards for sale. Shame on you Hospital!

[alsbabar]

Forum member Tenminutesfromnow should be able to shed more light on this show, given that majority of the pieces in the show are his

[wizzy]

Should be interesting.

[chrisps303]

Jul 17, 2009 13:13:09 GMT 1 @alsbabar said:

Forum member Tenminutesfromnow should be able to shed more light on this show, given that majority of the pieces in the show are his

mmm this could get interesting.

[klyde]

That show looks like a complete load of 100% utter fcuking 5hite.

I'm embarrassed for them.

Best thing they can do is throw it all in a skip and rethink their lives.

When its off the street, its worthless imo.

[alsbabar]

i posted this on the Banksy Vintage Fun thread

Jun 7, 2009 8:50:23 GMT 1 tenminutesfromnow said:

yep we now know where this piece has ended up and we also now know who took it from glastonbury and consigned this show

[wizzy]

Thats quite sad to see it taken from its place and plonked into a frame. Is this typical of all of the works at the show? are they all pilfered?.

[thegreatarchitect]

Unpopular i know but i love the violation of street art its all in keeping with its whole ethos

[Deleted]

Popped along after work this evening. Was struck by two things:

1. How blummin big the Applause print is...
2. How badly framed the LA set of printer's proofs were!


... oh, and although it was nice to see the street pieces, most of which I hadn't seen in person before, unless you are in London, not worth making a journey for.