Exit Through the Gift Shop
Exit Through the Gift Shop: A Banksy Film is a 2010 British documentary film, directed by street artist Banksy. It tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles, and his obsession with street art. The film charts Guetta's constant documenting of his every waking moment on film, from a chance encounter with his cousin, the artist Invader, to his introduction to a host of street artists with a focus on Shepard Fairey and Banksy, whose anonymity is preserved by obscuring his face and altering his voice, to Guetta's eventual fame as a street artist himself. It is narrated by Rhys Ifans. The music is by Geoff Barrow. It includes Richard Hawley's "Tonight The Streets Are Ours".
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As you watch the film look for examples of:
On a piece of paper or a Google Doc (share with 10088103@k12.hi.us when finished) answer the following questions. Be sure to write in complete sentences, and don't copy from the internet!
What is unsanctioned art?
What would be an example of a traditional art venue?
Explain how some of the art in the movie is being subversive to the mainstream art world and traditional art venues?
How did Mr. Brainwash create so much art in a short amount of time to fill an entire space with just his work?