I graffiti sono le sveltine dell'arte #pirladisaggezza

Mona Lisa with rocket launcher. Soho 2001, 15 minutes. 

(Later converted in Osama Bin Laden by unknow person)

Banksy, Wall and Piece, Century 2006

Copyright is for losers ©™

“Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.”

“They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilisations to their knees.

If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimated role model.” 

“I’d been painting rats for three years before someone said ‘that’s clever it’s an anagram of art’ and I had to pretend I’d know that all along”

“Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t ever finish my second apple pie” 

“Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It’s yours to take, re-arrange, and re-use. Asking permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.”

“We dont’ need any more heroes, we just need someone to take out the recycling.”

“We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.” 

 “People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. People in glass cities shouldn’t fire missiles.”

“The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Fame is a by-product of doing something else. You don’t go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.”