Banksy: the Man Behind the Wall by Will Ellsworth-Jones

Banksy: the Man Behind the Wall by Will Ellsworth-Jones

For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. From his beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist, his artwork is now sold at auction for six-figure sums and hangs on celebrities' walls. The appearance of a new Banksy is national news, his documentary 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' was Oscar-nominated and people queue for hours to see his latest exhibition. But who is Banksy and how did he become what he is today? In the first attempt to tell the full story of Banksy's life and career, Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a picture of his world and unpicks its contradictions. Whether art or vandalism, anti-establishment or sell-out, Banksy and his work have become a cultural phenomenon and the question 'Who is Banksy?' is as much about his career as it is 'the man behind the wall'.

Will Ellsworth-Jones was chief reporter and then New York correspondent for the Sunday Times as well as holding senior editorial positions at the Telegraph Magazine, The Independent Magazine and Saga Magazine. His previous book for Aurum was a history of conscientious objectors in the First World War, We Will Not Fight.

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ISBN 13	9781781310342
ISBN 10	1781310343
Title	Banksy: the Man Behind the Wall
Author	Will Ellsworth-Jones
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2012-05-01
Number of pages	320
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