Banksy - Free Mondays at MOCA
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- dbloc
The Museum of Contemporary Art announces today that British artist Banksy will sponsor free admission at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA every Monday for the duration of Art in the Streets.
“I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it,” said Banksy. “MOCA is very grateful to Banksy for his unprecedented gesture,” said MOCA Director and exhibition co-curator Jeffrey Deitch. “Art in the Streets is drawing record attendance, and opening it up to everyone will have a lasting impact on communities in Los Angeles, many of whom have not been to the museum before.”
The gift will help engage the exhibition’s diverse audiences and make it universally accessible—an important trait of graffiti and street art, which the exhibition illuminates.
Free Mondays at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA will be every Monday, from 11am to 5pm, June 13 through August 8, 2011.
- ********0
You gotta love him
- ********0
wonder what the total cost of the plug will be. and if its also considered a writeoff. win win.
- Hombre_Lobo0
"I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti."
And he says he hates art galleries because everyone should experience art for free.
then he puts on loads of exhibitions and charges admission.
you sell out banksy.
- tasty0
It would be awesome if he piled everyone in there, locked the museum and then the sprinkler system was filled with spray paint and then everyone that went was just a solid color for a month.
ART.
- Mex_Kubrick0
- Have we proven this guy is Banksy yet?doggydoggdog
- definitly not banksy********
- doggydoggdog0
Does anyone know who he is?
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Atkinson - My friend in Nottingham did some work for him (set builder) and he still won't tell me who he is!goldieboy
- My mates built the ice cream and helped him make it look dirty: http://artobserved.c…goldieboy
- yes
- Gnash0
I read it as more like, Mondays are Bansky free
- fresnobob0
Personal publicity gain or not, thats a +1 for Bansky from me... I highly doubt the publicity gained from doing such outweighs the financial cost, especially since the show is so popular already...
- akrok0
what a load of baloney.