Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it’s squatting in the Tate or New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. Witty and subversive, his stencils show monkeys with weapons of mass destruction, policeman with smiley faces, rats with drills and umbrellas.If you look hard enough you’ll find your own. His statements, incitements, ironies and epigrams are by turns intelligent and cheeky comments on everything from the monarchy and capitalism to the war in Iraq and farm animals. His identity remains unknown, but his work is prolific. Here's the best of his work in a fully illustrated colour volume – including brand material.

橫掃全球的藝術暢銷書，塗鴉教父Banksy唯一官方作品集
Banksy改變了藝術的定義。
他是創作天才，作品屢屢震驚世人，令全球為之瘋狂、媒體及好萊塢明星趨之若鶩，但本人卻從不公開露面，連真名都是個謎。
他是惡名昭彰的塗鴉創作者，讓塗鴉成為藝術品，卻仍執著於塗鴉的創作形式──任何人都可以在街頭上免費看到這些動輒賣到百萬、千萬天價的畫作。他讓世人試同，塗鴉是最誠實、最公平的藝術形式，而不只是滿足創作者的一己之欲。
他是驚世駭俗的行動主義者，反戰、反階級、反精英、反隔離，為此屢次出入險地，被許多人尊為英雄。
這是Banksy的官方作品集。一向行事神祕低調，從不接受任何訪問的作者，在這本親自執筆的書中站了出來，披露他的創作歷程、他如何看待塗鴉、他如何用行動顛覆藝術界，也讓我們看到作者本人一如他的作品，既幽默又挑釁，驚世駭俗卻又說出許多人心底的聲音。
《Wall and Piece塗鴉教父Banksy唯一官方作品集》收錄了他歷年來的創作，其中有許多都已絕版或遭銷毀。
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我要講真心話，所以不會花太多時間。
不管他們怎麼說，塗鴉不是最粗俗的藝術形式。
雖然你可能得在晚上偷偷摸摸地行動，向媽媽撒謊，
但在現有的藝術形式中，塗鴉其實還比較誠實。
沒有菁英主義，不會自吹自擂，展示在鎮裡最好的牆上，也沒有人會對門票價格感冒。
牆一向是發表作品最好的地方。
管理我們城市的人不了解塗鴉，因為他們認為，
凡事除非有利可圖，否則就無權存在，這種想法真是不足取。
他們說塗鴉會嚇到人，是社會衰敗的象徵。
但這世上只有三種人會覺得塗鴉是危險的：政客、廣告商、塗鴉畫家。
在建築物和公車上塗了斗大標語的公司，才是真正破壞社區景觀的凶手。
除非我們買他們的東西，否則他們就會想盡辦法讓我們覺得自己很不像話。
他們巴不得能從每個買得到手的平面上衝著我們的臉大聲喊出他們的訊息，
卻還不許我們回話。
那好，他們開了戰，我們就選擇牆壁作為反擊的武器。
有些人變成警察，是因為他們想讓世界變成更好的地方。
有些人變成破壞狂，是因為他們想讓世界變成更好看的地方。

Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it’s squatting inthe Tate or New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. Witty and subversive, his stencils show monkeys with weapons of mass destruction, policeman with smiley faces, rats with drills and umbrellas.If you look hard enough you’ll find your own. His statements, incitements, ironies and epigrams are by turns intelligent and cheeky comments on everything from the monarchy and capitalism to the war in Iraq and farm animals. His identity remains unknown, but his work is prolific. And now for the first time, he’s putting together the best of his work – old and new in a fully illustrated colour volume.