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    #13: Banksy

    May 19th, 2020 · 45 minutes

    Betty and Quinn discuss the famously anonymous graffiti artist Banksy. Is he overrated? Hypocritical? Brilliantly subversive? They puzzle out their thoughts on his complicated public image by examining several prominent events, including Dismaland and the 2018 shredding of one of his paintings.

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    Banksy - Wikipedia
    Banksy's Website
    Banksy (@banksy) - Instagram
    Girl with Balloon - Wikipedia
    Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) - IMDb
    Watch This $1.4 Million Banksy Painting Shred Itself As Soon As It's Sold - Smithsonian Magazine
    Dismaland