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SUMMARY:How Banksy Saved Art History by Kelly Grovier - Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Us For A Book Launch with Kelly Grovier \nBook your Free space HERE \n  \nA new take on the history of art – from da Vinci to Warhol – as reinterpreted and ultimately reinforced by the international phenomenon that is Banksy. 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. 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. In 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.\nKelly Grovier is a columnist and feature writer for BBC Culture\, and his writings on art have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement\, the Independent\, The Sunday Times\, the Observer\, RA Magazine and Wired. \n\nKelly Grovier is the author of several books\, including A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works (2018)\, On the Line: Conversations with Sean Scully (2021) and The Art of Colour (2023)\, all published by Thames & Hudson. He is co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review.
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