'Barely Legal' by Banksy, 2006
"An Extravaganza of Mindless Vandalism and Pretty Pictures."
6 x 4 Inches
15.2 x 10.2 Centimeters
10 x 8 x 0.8 Inches (framed)
Rare original card from Banksy's art show in Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 15-17, 2006.
Offset lithograph print on cardstock.
Open Edition (Sold Out).
*Note: Float-framed in UV glass with black (or white) MDF frame molding.
*Note: Show card in good overall condition, showing some signs of age/handling.
ABOUT THE ART
A Three Day Vandalized Warehouse Extravaganza...
Barely Legal was Banksy’s third major exhibition. It was held in a warehouse in Los Angeles on the weekend of September 16, 2006.
Billed as a “three-day vandalized warehouse extravaganza,” the exhibition featured a literal, live “elephant in a room” painted in a pink and gold floral wallpaper pattern, which, according to leaflets handed out at the exhibition, was intended to draw attention to the issue of world poverty. Banksy continued exploring the “modified oils” genre from his previous exhibition Crude Oils.
The opening of the exhibition was on 16 September 2006 and, just like Turf War, the address of the exhibition was not revealed to the public until the morning of the opening. Despite the short notice, the ceremony was attended by renowned artists, curators, critics, collectors, as well as many celebrities and influential personalities.
Banksy's 'Barely Legal' show manifesto:
There’s an elephant in the room.
There’s a problem we never talk about.
The fact is that life is not getting any fairer.
1.7 Billion people have no access to clean drinking water.
20 Billion people live below the poverty line.
Every day hundreds of people are made to feel physically sick by morons at art shows telling them how bad the world is but never actually doing something about it.
Anybody want a free glass of wine?