The issue of Banksy's anonymity isn't the only point of contention [1] hanging over this coming Sunday's Oscar festivities. The artist-turned-filmmaker's picture, Exit Through the Gift Shop, is anticipated to take home the award for Best Documentary, but is it actually a documentary? That niggling concern has resulted in much debate ever since the film's first screening at the Sundance Film Festival last year, and now more than ever, the need for cogent confirmation on the matter has become something of a necessity. This raises the question: Where has Mr. Brainwash been throughout all of this [2]? Banksy recently spoke out [3] about the veracity of the film, proclaiming that it's "100% true". It's no surprise that he'd make such a claim; he directed the film. But what of the man whose image could have conceivably been tarnished by the film? Where does he stand regarding the film's authenticity, and does he constitute a credible source?...
- 2/22/2011
- by Adam Quigley
- Slash Film
The past year has been a good year for art documentaries. Between The Art of the Steal and Exit Through the Gift Shop, filmgoers have been given a lot to think about in regards to the value of art, why we create art, and even the very definition of art. The Art of the Steal examined how a local government was corrupted by greed, and they saw how art which was meant to be used for education was eventually exploited for profit. Exit Through the Gift Shop examines how the modern day art world changed the medium of graffiti art and altered one man’s life forever.
Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary that opens following Thierry Guetta, a French clothing store owner living in Los Angeles who has an odd obsession with filming everything he sees. Thierry befriends Invader, a famous graffiti artist, and films Invader’s...
Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary that opens following Thierry Guetta, a French clothing store owner living in Los Angeles who has an odd obsession with filming everything he sees. Thierry befriends Invader, a famous graffiti artist, and films Invader’s...
- 1/10/2011
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
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