tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239452518036952208.post3197922789151407617..comments2023-12-12T15:55:16.508+00:00Comments on HAND EYE FOOT BRAIN: BANKSY'S RACIST PIGEONS REMOVED BY COUNCILMarshall Colmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293970978200882404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239452518036952208.post-92127923696549372592014-10-02T17:49:21.500+01:002014-10-02T17:49:21.500+01:00Partial answers to some of your questions Marshall...Partial answers to some of your questions Marshall. Yes it is vandalism - what Banksy and other such artists do is done without the sanction or permission of anyone. This makes it different from other forms of public art. Yes, Banksy is clearly part of the art establishment and to that extent covering his work could be called vandalism too.<br />Yes, because his work is seen as being valuable in monetary terms he will be treated as a special case. Had this been my artwork/vandalism and it was covered over no one would be upset.<br />So what should we do about such work? If we treat it all as unwanted vandalism and graffiti do we simply obscure it? Should we make some assessment of the work and if we think of it as 'worthwhile' allow it to remain? [If the answer to this question was 'Yes' then heaven knows who would decide]. If this work was to be covered over it should have been because it was unwanted vandalism or poor quality public art - not because one person thought it racist.Buxton Fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376069732237079135noreply@blogger.com