The war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas are some of the themes that stand out in the graffiti and paintings exhibited.
He Museo de Banksy opened its doors this Wednesday in NY to exhibit the recreations of almost 200 timeless pieces of the artist, in which themes that, despite the passage of years, remain the order of the day, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the migratory crisis, are harshly portrayed.
The museum, installed in an old gym in Chinatown in New York, exhibits some of Banksy’s most famous and controversial works, reproduced by a group of ten artists who, like the British artist, have preferred to preserve their anonymity.
All works are represented as they are or were arranged in the actual locationswith destroyed concrete blocks at their feet or with holes and scratches, and even the wall on which they are placed is an exact reproduction of the walls on which the original graffiti is found.
Much of the exhibition features graffiti and paintings that portray the war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Palestine, two topics that are currently in the eye of the hurricane and that show the timelessness of Banksy’s art, since many of the pieces were made years or even decades ago.
In the section dedicated to Palestine and Israel, the reproduction of a room of the Walled Off hotel in the city of Bethlehem stands out, founded by Banksy in 2017 and also conceived as an art gallery that, until its recent closure, financed local projects.
The walls of this room are decorated with imposing pieces such as extensive graffiti Israeli & Palestinian Pillow Fightwhich shows a pillow fight between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian man, or ‘Watchtower’, a painting in which children from both territories have fun with a live uncle.
And on many occasions, the British artist chooses the protagonists of his works. children, portraying their innocence and the ignorance with which they live wars that stalk their places of origin.
Precisely, in the exhibition, children are the ones who narrate a large part of the war in Ukraine through works such as a large mural where a boy defeats an adult man in a judo fight that, according to some experts, could be a representation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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2024-05-17 05:10:57
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