Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic
legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is
unmistakable, except may be 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.