In Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), camera-happy French shopkeeper Thierry Guetta takes you deeper and deeper into the elusive world of street artists, capturing the transient graffiti art on film before it is erased from public memory. In the process, we meet infamous graffiti artists like Shephard Fairey, Invader, and Banksy — Britain’s most-wanted street artist. The film will have you questioning: What makes art art? How do you evaluate its authenticity? Is this film even authentic? And of course, who is this Banksy character?
Watch the trailer below:
Although it was absolutely loved by nearly everyone who saw it, Exit Through the Gift Shop came home empty in the Oscars’ Documentary category. It could be because there were other phenomenal films in the running. Though the more likely reason is that it was disqualified from any real candidacy by virtue of its genre: comedy.
History confirms that most films that make you laugh won’t win an Oscar. The Best Picture category hasn’t seen a romantic comedy win since Shakespeare In Love (1998) or a traditional comedy win since Annie Hall (1977).
If you’ve seen, Gift Shop, loved it, and still can’t get enough, here’s more artwork by Banksy , including a Pulp Fiction parody and a video of his crew at work in Palestine:
Banksy is the Best!
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