{"product_id":"9780500027059","title":"How Banksy Saved Art History","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Grovier, Kelly \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/09\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages, 139 Illustrations, color,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780500027059,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new take on the history of art – from da Vinci to Warhol – as  reinterpreted and ultimately reinforced by the international  phenomenon that is Banksy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Few would dispute that Banksy is the most famous urban artist in the world today. That he is  also one of the most perceptive art historians of our age might come as a surprise to many.  But the myriad memorable works he has created over the past thirty years constitute an  audacious commentary on the history of image-making – a captivating critique waiting to be  pieced together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Armed with little more than stencils, spray paint and an anonymizing cloak of after-hours  darkness, Banksy has forged an alluring identity for himself as an incorrigible prankster who  doesn’t embrace tradition but shreds it. What actually illuminates Banksy’s audacious murals,  impromptu urban sculptures and vandalized paintings, however, is a profound understanding  of the story of art. Banksy recasts masterpieces as powerful comments on contemporary  issues: climate change, consumerism and the struggle for peace, and reveals these works to  be surprisingly elastic, resilient and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fully illustrated and entertaining exploration, bestselling author Kelly Grovier traces art  history through Banksy’s lens, presenting many of his most recognizable works: from his droll  lampooning of the Lascaux cave paintings to his reinvention of Monet’s enchanting water-lily  pond, a reboot of Géricault’s tragic gut-wrenching vision to Vermeer’s girl now instilled with  street cred, everyone’s genius is grist for his unmerciful mill. Far from being diminished in  their significance, however, the works that Banksy ruthlessly parodies are ultimately  refurbished by the ordeal. Banksy’s iconoclastic works force us to rethink our affection for,  and appreciation of, great works of art that define cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799550165036,"sku":"9780500027059","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780500027059.jpg?v=1726219530","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780500027059","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}