{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Banksy, Myths \u0026 Legends","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book.jpg","width":1200},"credit":"","date":"2011-10-12T13:07:13Z","description":"No single living artist has created as many myths, rumours and legends as Banksy. The book Banksy: Myths and Legends by Marc Leverton includes all the stories, myths and legends about the popular street artist...","html":"\u003cp\u003eFor some (like me) he is just a very popular street artist, for others he is a legend, worth to write down all the myths around him\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book \u003cem\u003eBanksy: Myths and Legends\u003c/em\u003e, Marc Leverton collected stories about Banksy himself. Compiled between 2009 and 2011, some of these stories have been told so many times they have become the stuff of legend, while others are more questionable and can best be described as myths.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his home town of Bristol, almost everyone seems to have a Banksy story. Many of the tales in this book are from Bristol, some are from further afield. What they share is that they are all told with the wide eyed wonder which Banksy inspires.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don’t know whether Marc Leverton knows Banksy personally, I don’t know his sources and I don’t know what to think about this book. Anyway, I would read it if someone would give it to me. For those who want to buy it, \u003cem\u003eBanksy: Myths and Legends\u003c/em\u003e is \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1908211016/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=1908211016\"\u003eavailable on Amazon\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_3c39708624e452b8.avif 480w, /banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_d2ab5493936b4344.avif 960w, /banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_fe91744ca61ed558.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_e3b55f6a8905e2b1.webp 480w, /banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_c7570608d78af914.webp 960w, /banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_d0436222dfa8211f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_7703a76290d3dcdc.jpg\" srcset=\"/banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_eb34b9443c84dd19.jpg 480w, /banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_77a7caee5886dd3e.jpg 960w, /banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1_hu_7703a76290d3dcdc.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"banksy: myths legends book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ebanksy: myths legends book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://streetgiant.com/2011/10/11/banksy-myths-legends-book/\"\u003estreetgiant.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nFor some (like me) he is just a very popular street artist, for others he is a legend, worth to write down all the myths around him...\n\nIn his book *Banksy: Myths and Legends*, Marc Leverton collected stories about Banksy himself. Compiled between 2009 and 2011, some of these stories have been told so many times they have become the stuff of legend, while others are more questionable and can best be described as myths.\n\n\u003e In his home town of Bristol, almost everyone seems to have a Banksy story. Many of the tales in this book are from Bristol, some are from further afield. What they share is that they are all told with the wide eyed wonder which Banksy inspires.\n\nI don’t know whether Marc Leverton knows Banksy personally, I don’t know his sources and I don’t know what to think about this book. Anyway, I would read it if someone would give it to me. For those who want to buy it, *Banksy: Myths and Legends* is [available on Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1908211016/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=1908211016)!\n\n![banksy: myths legends book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-myths-legends/banksy-myths-legends-book1.jpg\u003e)\n\nbanksy: myths legends book \nVia [streetgiant.com](http://streetgiant.com/2011/10/11/banksy-myths-legends-book/).\n","tags":["Banksy","Street Art Europe","Art Book"],"title":"Banksy, Myths \u0026 Legends","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-myths-legends/"}