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Irony. Soldiers painting peace signs, zoo monkeys holding homeless signs, traffic signs warning of more (or less) serious things. They're all clever enough, but ultimately just artifacts of a stagnant, consumerist generation that's well aware of its stagnation and consumerism. Like television commercials that poke fun at the fact that they're a commercial: it's witty and self-protective. This either leads to people hating the content and calling it a bastardization of art, or people loving it because they're in on the joke and they "get it." There's basically no message except, "What's the message?" A Wooster Exclusive: Banksy Hits New York's Most Famous Museums (All of them)". 23 March 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006 . Retrieved 19 September 2006.

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The political messages and symbols that his drawings and murals deliver are powerful, particularly those on the Palestinian side. He has even sneaked undercover in 2015 to the war-torn Gaza and painted a series on the rubbles and ruins of the demolished buildings in the devastated areas. On 19 June 2002, Banksy's first Los Angeles exhibition debuted at 33​1⁄3 Gallery, a tiny Silver Lake venue owned by Frank Sosa. The exhibition, entitled Existencilism, was curated by 33​1⁄3 Gallery, Malathion LA's Chris Vargas, Funk Lazy Promotions' Grace Jehan, and B+.Luscombe, Richard (9 November 2013). "Mystery surrounds collapse of Banksy sale to benefit Housing Works charity". The Guardian. The new artwork, consisting of the half-shredded painting still in its frame, is titled Love is in the Bin. [232] Political and social themes Shop Until You Drop in Mayfair, London. Banksy has said "We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves." [233] Part of a series on More recently, a new article by The Independent seems to approve this hypothesis. It's all in the headline: