It's just a bit of fun and I think it is quite funny. I much prefer Banksy's "pranks" to his graffiti."He knows how to pick a tough target, that Bansky"
Exactly what is subversive about that? What a lame prank...Banksy is notorious for his secretive and subversive stunts such as sneaking doctored versions of classic paintings into major art galleries.
Exactly."of course it's not subversive, it's a whimsical prank! hardly the sort of thing you expect to rip the fabric of reality. it must have made the buyers smile at the very least"
"Paris Hilton (easy target no. 1)"
"a very, very easy target."
Who should he have picked then? I don't really know what criteria you should have for doing something like this. At a guess you need someone who is famous, has a new album out and who you don't like much and I guess that Ms Hilton fitted that pretty well. Who could he have targeted to make it more subversive? Why does he need to make it subversive?"He knows how to pick a tough target"
I think you're right that it would have been better if he had waited before making it public but that's not really the most important thing."More importantly no copies will find their way into the hands of people who genuinely think they've bought a Paris Hilton record, so it's failed utterly as a situationalist prank"
You lot seem like a load of humourless killjoys.
very true.....(but i'd LOVE to see someone do it)I bet if I tried to pass something I'd done off as a 'Banksy' on ebay his lawyers would be all over me.
It made me smile."I don't think so. There's not much 'joy' in all this is there? If it's a joke, it's not very funny."
I'm sure he is (and a bit of a wanker to boot no doubt). I hated it when he was saying that the only vital form of art left was graffiti - just a coincidence that that's the media he works with I'm sure - but I find the recent things quite funny."He just strikes me as being a bit self-important"
"dm (as gnarls barkley) and hilton both record for warners.
hmmm..."
A bit of healthy cynicism is a good thing but I just don't believe this."this is just a very well orchestrated pr story for all the parties involved."
...you would never do anything (apart from sit around and be snide about how the things that everyone else was doing aren't subversive enough obviously)