{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Banksy Revealed!","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation1.jpg","width":1200},"credit":"","date":"2011-09-14T13:52:52Z","description":"An original, eight years old Banksy mural was recently revealed by Berlin-based artist Brad Downey and curator Andrian Nabi! The wall was originally painted by the most famous street artist during the Bach Jumps festival in 2003...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter eight years and several new layers of paint, Berlin-based artist \u003cstrong\u003eBrad Downey\u003c/strong\u003e and curator \u003cstrong\u003eAndrian Nabi\u003c/strong\u003e recently revealed an original \u003cstrong\u003eBanksy\u003c/strong\u003e mural!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1164\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1164\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1164\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_3881eb96a5a8b901.avif 480w, /banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_5c9cad21c8aa12b2.avif 960w, /banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_11b36b5a3837f63c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_29d3a593aa67c710.webp 480w, /banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_7a37655231389c29.webp 960w, /banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_4f4039302ac0cccd.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_411a4abf148a4c50.jpg\" srcset=\"/banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_8e31ae369ff36856.jpg 480w, /banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_2883122f4cac944c.jpg 960w, /banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation_hu_411a4abf148a4c50.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"911\" alt=\"banksy revealation\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ebanksy revealation\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe mural, entitled \u003cem\u003eEvery Picture Tells a Lie\u003c/em\u003e, which was created by the world’s most famous street artist in 2003 as a part of the legendary \u003cem\u003eBack Jumps Live Issue\u003c/em\u003e festival in Berlin-Kreuzberg, shows five winged and smile-faced cops and is now part of the \u003cem\u003eWhat Lies Beneath\u003c/em\u003e artwork by Downey, which belongs to the currently running \u003cem\u003eDo not think\u003c/em\u003e exhibition at the Bethanien Arts Centre.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes this is just a great story and nice advancement in \u003ca href=\"/brad-downey-graffiti-restauration/\"\u003eBrad Downey’s graffiti restoration\u003c/a\u003e series\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdate:\u003c/strong\u003e\nAs Sacha Martin just sent in, I should make clear, that Brad Downey’s piece for the \u003cem\u003eDo not think\u003c/em\u003e exhibition is just the restauration of a previous Banksy piece in order to focus the attention on how commercial a part of the street art scene became in those 8 years since the original piece was first shown.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt plays with the thin line in between the message and the image, the logo and the content, what is still alive in images and what is lying. Most of the press fell perfectly in the trap of taking it first degree and just name-drop a Banksy. There’s no Banksy in the show, Brad Downey’s piece is a reflection on one aspect of skateboarding culture and has to be understood in the context of the show.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes Downey did a great job again! More on \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2011/09/brad-downey-verus-banksy-what-lies-beneath/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe entire project is the creation of the Oxylane Art Foundation who mounted it in collaboration with the Kunstraum/Kreuzberg Bethanien. If you are curious to see more, visit the \u003cem\u003eDo Not Think\u003c/em\u003e exhibition at Projektraum 1 (Bethanien), Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://nuart09.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-banksybrad-downey-collab-kinda.html\"\u003enuart\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\nAfter eight years and several new layers of paint, Berlin-based artist **Brad Downey** and curator **Andrian Nabi** recently revealed an original **Banksy** mural!\n\n![banksy revealation](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-revealed/banksy-revealation.jpg\u003e)\n\nbanksy revealation\n\nThe mural, entitled *Every Picture Tells a Lie*, which was created by the world’s most famous street artist in 2003 as a part of the legendary *Back Jumps Live Issue* festival in Berlin-Kreuzberg, shows five winged and smile-faced cops and is now part of the *What Lies Beneath* artwork by Downey, which belongs to the currently running *Do not think* exhibition at the Bethanien Arts Centre.\n\nIn my eyes this is just a great story and nice advancement in [Brad Downey’s graffiti restoration](/brad-downey-graffiti-restauration/) series...\n\n**Update:**\nAs Sacha Martin just sent in, I should make clear, that Brad Downey’s piece for the *Do not think* exhibition is just the restauration of a previous Banksy piece in order to focus the attention on how commercial a part of the street art scene became in those 8 years since the original piece was first shown.\n\n*It plays with the thin line in between the message and the image, the logo and the content, what is still alive in images and what is lying. Most of the press fell perfectly in the trap of taking it first degree and just name-drop a Banksy. There’s no Banksy in the show, Brad Downey’s piece is a reflection on one aspect of skateboarding culture and has to be understood in the context of the show.*\n\nIn my eyes Downey did a great job again! More on [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2011/09/brad-downey-verus-banksy-what-lies-beneath/)\n\nThe entire project is the creation of the Oxylane Art Foundation who mounted it in collaboration with the Kunstraum/Kreuzberg Bethanien. If you are curious to see more, visit the *Do Not Think* exhibition at Projektraum 1 (Bethanien), Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin.\n\nVia [nuart](http://nuart09.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-banksybrad-downey-collab-kinda.html).\n","tags":["Mural Art","Banksy","Brad Downey","Art Restoration","Urban Art Berlin"],"title":"Banksy Revealed!","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/banksy-revealed/"}