A large-scale performance art scene

Ellen 2022-01-05 08:01:21

Anyway, as long as Banksy does not show his face, he can be appreciated for doing smart things, and he can be treated as black humor when he does stupid things. He seems to have his reason all the time, and in any case, he seems to be the coolest md in the crowd. . This movie is obviously another mocking (hype) project of his.

In fact, from the thinking of a normal person, you know that these street artists are just taking risks to do something that can be easily spread.

But this film raises a question: Should we examine artists from the perspective of ordinary people, or should we examine ordinary people from the perspective of artists?

Banksy and Theirry are on these two sides.

Judging from the attitudes deliberately revealed in this movie, Banksy and others mocked Theirry from the perspective of artists, while Theirry observed and imitated these artists with the adoration of ordinary people.

But from the perspective of the work, Banksy has the perspective of ordinary people. He knows the audience's reaction and gives them unexpected fresh excitement. And Theirry really considers himself as an artist to examine others. His behavior is unreasonable, there is no innovation at all, and he doesn't even pay much attention to the improvement of his own skills. He hopes that others will use his perspective to understand his pathological enthusiasm.

But in the end, Theirry still created a phenomenon by using some interpersonal relationships, adding his own efforts and enthusiasm as a bystander. He knows artist friends, he knows how to make his own paintings, he can hold exhibitions, he seems to be an artist of course.

So what art is, from the perspective of the low-level audience, may be incomprehensible shit, it may be a specific style that you like, it may be the carrier of some slogans and standpoints. Anyway, this film tells me that art is not to be too high, you must know that business itself is a performance art.

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Exit Through the Gift Shop quotes

  • Lazarides, Steve: I think the joke is on... I don't know who the joke's on - really. I don't even know if there is a joke.

  • Thierry Guetta: [talking about meeting Banksy for the first time] It was magic that this person let me film, you know? I felt like I had the piece that will finish the puzzle. It was like getting something in the daylight that... what you see in the nightlight. He was even more than I expected; he was, like, just incredible; he was cool, he was... he was human, he was... he was... he was... he is, you know, he's really like a... what he represents, you know? He's really like a... I think he's really like a... I really liked him!