Originally published at: Suspect facing 12 years for attempting to steal Banksy mural from side of Ukraine home | Boing Boing
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i kind of think Banksy should find a way to do his statement pieces with something totally impermanent, like chalks or maybe a paint that would fade after a couple hours. then it would only live in photographs, and people wouldn’t try do to dumb things like steal them.
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Maybe Banksy shouldn’t apply his art in active war zones where people will do anything to make a buck.
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I’d argue that people who live in active war zones are more deserving of the prestige and inspiration that comes with an original Banksy piece than people who live in London or Manhattan.
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Works by Banksy have been stolen in Britain as well.
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Banksy is fun, and all; but, really, what separates him from a competent editorial cartoonist? That’s a rhetorical question, of course; the answer is the possibility for gallery owners and auctioneers to make money from the ownership of the image, and money launderers and tax evaders to have a physical token for their stashed cash.
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Removing that particular bit from the wall completely ruins the impact. The building, the soot and fire damage on the window, the placement of the objects on the wall, all of it is part of that piece. Without all that, the figure itself is meaningless
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So, something… non fungible ?
to turn a phrase – yes.
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