'Kate Moss Crude Oils Invitation' by Banksy, 2005
Limited production postcard made for 2005 Banksy Crude Oils show
4 x 6 Inches
Offset lithograph printed postcard
Open Edition (Sold Out).

ABOUT THE EVENT

Crude Oils opened at 100 Westbourne Grove in London and was Banksy’s second major exhibition, after Turf War in 2003. It featured 20 versions of classical oil paintings, among them Van Googh, Hopper, Warhol, Turner and Monet. Also present were 200 live rats and some interesting sculptures.

ARTIST BIO

Whether plastering cities with his trademark parachuting rat, painting imagined openings in the West Bank barrier in Israel, or stenciling “We’re bored of fish” above a penguins’ zoo enclosure, Banksy creates street art with an irreverent wit and an international reputation that precedes his anonymous identity. “TV has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting,” he says, “but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.” Banksy has gained his notoriety through a range of urban interventions, from modifying street signs and printing his own currency to illegally hanging his own works in institutions such as the Louvre and the Museum of Modern Art. Most often using spray paint and stencils, Banksy has crafted a signature, immediately identifiable graphic style—and a recurring cast of cops, soldiers, children, and celebrities—through which he critically examines contemporary issues of consumerism, political authority, terrorism, and the status of art and its display.

Good (Some minor scratch marks on reverse top side. See Photos)

6 x 4 in