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About this book
This Is Not a Photo Opportunity is a street-level, full-color showcase of some of Banksy's most innovative pieces ever.
Banksy, Britain's now-legendary "guerilla" street artist, has painted the walls, streets, and bridges of towns and cities throughout the world. Once viewed as vandalism, Banksy's work is now venerated, collected, and preserved.
Over the course of a decade, Martin Bull has documented dozens of the most important and impressive works by the legendary political artist, most of which are no longer in existence. This Is Not a Photo Opportunity boasts nearly 200 color photos of Banksy's public work on the walls, as seen from the streets.
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PHOTO INFO/CREDITS
All photos are by Martin Bull, except six photos kindly supplied by Dave Stuart and three from Sam Martin. Details are given below. The dates refer to when the art was executed.
The Roots of Banksy
(All photos taken in Bristol)
9 Kids with Guns, circa 1996
10 Quakattack (Banksyâs section of a mural) circa 1997
11 The New Pollution/Pure Class, circa 1997
12 New Forms, circa 1997
13 Rollermania Shutter (with Kato), circa 1997/98
14 Cats & Dogs (Banksyâs section of a mural) circa 1998
15 Visual Warfare (with Kato), circa 1998
16 Take the Money and Run (with Mode 2 am Inkie), circa 1998/99
17 Flies, circa 1998/99
18 The Mild Mild West, early 1999
19 Drunken Banksy Tag
20 Monkey Bomber, circa 2001/02
The Art of the Rat
Note: Nearly all of Banksyâs rats are from the early 2000s and are hard to put an exact date on. A few have accurate dates given below, but for all others it is fair to assume that most were done between 2001 and 2004.
22 Helicopter Rats Whitechapel, London
23 Poison Rat Shoreditch, London
24 Giant Rat Hoxton, London, 2004
25 Parachute Rat Bethnal Green, London
26 Microphone Rat & Love Heart Bethnal Green, London
27 Microphone Rat Shoreditch, London
28 Cutting Rats Shoreditch, London
29 Umbrella Rat Hoxton, London
30 Painting Rat Totnes, Devon
31 Ratapult St. Lukeâs, London, September 2007
32 Bling Rat Clerkenwell, London
33 Cutting Rats Canonbury, London
34 Placard Rat (Always Fail) Clerkenwell, London, circa 2004
35 Placard Rat (London Doesnât Work) Barbican, London, 2003/04
36 Placard Rat (Go Back to Bed) Barbican, London, circa 2004
37 Bling Rat Barbican, London, circa 2004
38 Placard Rat (Exclamation Mark) Belsize Park, London
39 Gangsta Rat Barbican, London, circa 2004
40 Refuse Store Rat Clerkenwell, London, circa 2004
41 Writing Rat Lower Marsh, London
42 No Ball Games Paddington, London
43 Placard Rat (You Lose) The City of London
44 Poison Rat Holborn, London
45 Photographer Rat Holborn, London
46 Placard Rat (Question Mark) Holborn, London
47 Photographer Rat Mayfair, London
48 Placard Rat (Anarchy Sign) Belsize Park, London
49 Gangsta Rat Broadway Market, London
50 Help Me Rat Lower Marsh, London
51 Drilling Rat Hoxton, London
52 Mortar Rats Lambeth, London
53 Sawing Rat South Bank, London
54 Poison Rat Euston, London
55 Giant Rat Liverpool, 2004
56 Papa âRatâ Zi Clerkenwell, London
57 Aristo âRatâ Camden, London, December 2009
58 Petite Rat Brighton
59 Cutting Rat Hoxton, London
60 Large Photographer Rat Brighton
The Key to Making Great Slogans Is âŚ
62 Abandon Hope Hoxton, London, April 2006
63 Playing It Safe Bristol, circa early 2000s
64 This Is Not a Photo Opportunity Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, circa 2003
65 This Is Not a Photo Opportunity South Bank, London, 2002/03
66 This Is Not a Photo Opportunity South Bank, London, 2002
67 This Is Not a Photo Opportunity Borough Market, London, 2002/03
68 The Key to Making Great Art ⌠Liverpool, 2004
69 The Key to Making Great Art ⌠(Again) Liverpool, 2004
70 Castles in the Sky Bristol, December 2011
71 Designated Picnic Area Shoreditch, London, ea...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Roots of Banksy
- The Art of the Rat
- The Key to Making Great Slogans is âŚ
- Modern Life is Rubbish
- What Are You Looking at?
- If Graffiti Changed Anything, It Would Be Illegal
- Take thisâSociety!
- CautionâBanksy at Play
- By Orderâno Ball Games
- When the Time Comes to Leave, Just Walk Away Quietly and Donât Make Any Fuss
- Photo Info/credits