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Banksy: Genius Or Vandal? A Provocative Exhibition In Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 23, 2022July 25, 2022 13 Comments

I took Heidi on a date to the Banksy: Genius or Vandal? exhibition in Culver City, California, not too far from Los Angeles International Airport. We both loved it and I highly recommend it if you are in the LA area.

Banksy Expo in Los Angeles Is Worth Your While

Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed. I first really appreciated his art when we visited the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem just before the pandemic began. You can read more about him here.

A Banksy exhibit has been continually extended in Los Angeles for the last year and a half and offers a remarkable look at the artist and his work. The expo is set to end on July 31, 2022, so unless it is extended again, you only have about a week left to check it out.

Tickets are $39.00 each for adults and $26.30 for children. You can buy tickets here.

I don’t condone vandalism and don’t sign on to the revolutionary anti-capitalist message that Banksy seems to espouse (key words seems…the man is such an enigma). Still, his provocative artwork invites us to think and I greatly appreciate many of his works.

Please enjoy this photo essay from the expo:

Have you been the Banksy Expo? How did you like it?


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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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13 Comments

  1. Dave Edwards Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 3:48 pm

    Don’t let anyone lie to you, he’s a capitalist like all of us. He loves money and the rest is just an angle.

  2. anonymous Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    Genius AND vandal, for sure. I like his art and statements, though.

  3. SgFm Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    I SEE what you did here.

  4. Mick Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    Saw a very similar banksy exhibition in Chicago with my wife a couple of years ago. We’re big fans of his work. No real opinion on his morals. I did enjoy a tour of his work in Bethlehem. Trying to convince my wife to take the family to jordan next month. She doesn’t like the heat. I don’t know if it’s worse than Italy right now.

    Btw there’s a great YouTube video of banksy selling his pictures anonymously next to centra park. Worth a view

  5. Rich Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    The guy is exceptionally talented. Knows how to twist the knife . Don’t always agree with him but can acknowledge the brilliance of his work. People will rip him because they can’t handle criticism.

  6. Tom Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    @Dave Edwards 100% He has taken full advantage of capitalism in a free society and reaped unimaginable wealth because of it. For this reason, he’s able to create this art, thrive, and not be persecuted. But yeah, he’s super edgy.

  7. Debit Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 7:19 pm

    He is also white, or he would have already been shot dead by the cops.

    Banksy is like trump, a populist. He knows what the losers want to hear and he gives it to them. The best trick both of them pulled is convincing the respective losers that worship them that they “we are in this together” .

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      July 25, 2022 at 11:23 am

      You think he’s a Rush Limbaugh, Archie Bunker type, telling people what they want to hear and then laughing behind their backs?

  8. SF Reply
    July 23, 2022 at 11:52 pm

    What a loser. Angry, depressed and clearly hates a lot of people.

    • Aaron Reply
      July 24, 2022 at 12:47 am

      Lol Not quite.

  9. Banksy Spanksy Reply
    July 24, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    I went to see a Banksy exhibit once with a friend. On the way to the exhibit, I told her I needed to give her a “Banksy Spanksy” and started spanking her. She did not appreciate that.

  10. Jerry Reply
    July 25, 2022 at 11:16 am

    He’s without a doubt creative. Some of those pieces were quite moving, but it’s challenging to be an anti-capitalist while charging wealthy Angelinos $39 a pop to come look at your pictures. Good for Banksy, though. I certainly respect the hustle.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      July 25, 2022 at 11:21 am

      It’s a fair point – I thought it was a bit pricey. I think that’s part of the delicious irony of all this.

      I also paid for the VR experience, which was pretty cool…made me dizzy, though.

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