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Banksy

May Massijeh
May Massijeh

Banksy is an anonymous street artist known for disruptive graffiti and guerrilla installations that critique nationalism, globalization, and consumerism. The document discusses applying philosophical concepts like Derrida's theories of hospitality and forgiveness, Said's idea of exile, and Conley's notion of "chaosmopolis" to understand Banksy's work. It focuses on how Banksy's anonymity and satirical style relate to these ideas and create temporary spaces for political commentary through unexpected interventions in the urban environment.

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Banksy; The Faceless Artist of The Disruptive Walls.
I am probably not the only one who writes in order to be faceless. Dont ask who I am, or tell me to stay the same Foucault 2
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4 Banksys street art takes over cities by a chaotic, spray-paint storm that disrupt nationalism, hegemony, institutionalized art, globalization and consumerism. Outside and Inside!!? Using the following concepts: Derridas hospitality and forgiveness, Saids exile, Todds agonism and Conleys chaosmopolis, I identify Banksy as both a guest and a host of the walls and the cities they recreate. Their art is an invasion of the spaces that leaves them exiled, a homeless in search of a new home and a new host to help them exists.
FOCUS QUESTIONS 5
6 - How do Banksys anonymous character and dark humor street art fall into Derridas theory of absolute hospitality and forgiveness when they take over cities? -Is Banksy trying to create a cosmopolitan world or are they criticizing the concept by creating temporary locations? What do they stand for? - How does satire and dark humor get into a conversation about Agonism, chaos and disharmony? - Has Banksy became An exiled city?
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ARGUMENT: 8
9 1- Banksy; the Gotham of art: Its unknown who Banksy really is, and I dont think that should really matter, however others call them self Banksy hunters might disagree. Banksy is there for all of us, writers and artists who want to be faceless, an illusive identity. He made the decision a long time ago to not be, to exist only through what he leaves behind. He is a person who became chaos, and Ill make my argument about how this activist became a walking city of chaoetic interventions and disturbance?
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11 2- Banksy; the faceless guest of the Derridas home; Banksys art invade spaces. He is an uninvited guest in Derridas home. Banksy doesnt ask these spaces for a permission before entering. He isnt looking for hospitality, his demanding its absolute. he takes ownership of the cities wall to provoke their peaceful residents who thought they could hide behind these walls from the rest of the troubles of the world. Banksy is British by nationality however he exiled himself to belong nowhere in the world except temporarily on the walls of the cities.
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13 3- The agonism in Banksys work: Banksys character is nonexistent in his work, the only thing that is actually is left is his disruptive print on space. By creating real life sized figures, he adds them to the space to disturb it.This distribution gives voices to those who arent there to shout. Banksy creates chaos in a polis. Here I argue how satire and dark humor becomes an agonistic tool to create chaos.
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15 4- Forgiveness in Banksy: Derridian impossibility of forgiveness is a theme in Banksys work especially his latest about Balfours promise Er Sorry, I plan to explore that case more in my paper.
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  • 1. Banksy; The Faceless Artist of The Disruptive Walls.
  • 2. I am probably not the only one who writes in order to be faceless. Dont ask who I am, or tell me to stay the same Foucault 2
  • 3. 3
  • 4. 4 Banksys street art takes over cities by a chaotic, spray-paint storm that disrupt nationalism, hegemony, institutionalized art, globalization and consumerism. Outside and Inside!!? Using the following concepts: Derridas hospitality and forgiveness, Saids exile, Todds agonism and Conleys chaosmopolis, I identify Banksy as both a guest and a host of the walls and the cities they recreate. Their art is an invasion of the spaces that leaves them exiled, a homeless in search of a new home and a new host to help them exists.
  • 6. 6 - How do Banksys anonymous character and dark humor street art fall into Derridas theory of absolute hospitality and forgiveness when they take over cities? -Is Banksy trying to create a cosmopolitan world or are they criticizing the concept by creating temporary locations? What do they stand for? - How does satire and dark humor get into a conversation about Agonism, chaos and disharmony? - Has Banksy became An exiled city?
  • 7. 7
  • 9. 9 1- Banksy; the Gotham of art: Its unknown who Banksy really is, and I dont think that should really matter, however others call them self Banksy hunters might disagree. Banksy is there for all of us, writers and artists who want to be faceless, an illusive identity. He made the decision a long time ago to not be, to exist only through what he leaves behind. He is a person who became chaos, and Ill make my argument about how this activist became a walking city of chaoetic interventions and disturbance?
  • 10. 10
  • 11. 11 2- Banksy; the faceless guest of the Derridas home; Banksys art invade spaces. He is an uninvited guest in Derridas home. Banksy doesnt ask these spaces for a permission before entering. He isnt looking for hospitality, his demanding its absolute. he takes ownership of the cities wall to provoke their peaceful residents who thought they could hide behind these walls from the rest of the troubles of the world. Banksy is British by nationality however he exiled himself to belong nowhere in the world except temporarily on the walls of the cities.
  • 12. 12
  • 13. 13 3- The agonism in Banksys work: Banksys character is nonexistent in his work, the only thing that is actually is left is his disruptive print on space. By creating real life sized figures, he adds them to the space to disturb it.This distribution gives voices to those who arent there to shout. Banksy creates chaos in a polis. Here I argue how satire and dark humor becomes an agonistic tool to create chaos.
  • 14. 14
  • 15. 15 4- Forgiveness in Banksy: Derridian impossibility of forgiveness is a theme in Banksys work especially his latest about Balfours promise Er Sorry, I plan to explore that case more in my paper.
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