{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Graffiti Wars: Banksy vs. Robbo","height":1400,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/graffiti-wars-banksy-vs-robbo/robbo-banksy-graffiti-war.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-08-11T17:20:57Z","description":"For weeks new facts, info and backgrounds about the Robbo vs. Banksy battle spooked through the urban art scene around the world last year. Now the graffiti vs. street art war has an own documentary...","html":"\u003cp\u003eHa, right after I posted about \u003ca href=\"/banksy-antics-roadshow/\"\u003eBanks’s upcoming Antics Roadshow\u003c/a\u003e I spotted another hot program tip for this weekend:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraffiti Wars\u003c/em\u003e is an urban art documentary examining street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena. It’s the story of the ongoing \u003ca href=\"/graffiti-vs-street-art/\"\u003eBanksy vs. \u003cstrong\u003eRobbo\u003c/strong\u003e battle\u003c/a\u003e\u0026hellip;Just remember the \u003ca href=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRIP Street Art\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e exhibition Robbo did last year\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt street level a bitter war is being waged between graffiti writers, street artists and the authorities. While graffiti writers face trial and prison sentences for their art, some street artists\u0026rsquo; work is lauded and protected behind Perspex.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seems to be quite interesting and worth to watch! As Channel4 announced this documentary will also be online as soon as possible after broadcast\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac-YwktsUFI\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ac-YwktsUFI\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by Graffiti Wars: Banksy vs. Robbo\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.graffititv.net/\"\u003egraffititv.net\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.channel4.com/programmes/graffiti-wars/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1\"\u003echannel4.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\nHa, right after I posted about [Banks’s upcoming Antics Roadshow](/banksy-antics-roadshow/) I spotted another hot program tip for this weekend:\n\n*Graffiti Wars* is an urban art documentary examining street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena. It’s the story of the ongoing [Banksy vs. **Robbo** battle](/graffiti-vs-street-art/)...Just remember the [*RIP Street Art*](/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/) exhibition Robbo did last year...\n\n\u003e At street level a bitter war is being waged between graffiti writers, street artists and the authorities. While graffiti writers face trial and prison sentences for their art, some street artists' work is lauded and protected behind Perspex.\n\nThis seems to be quite interesting and worth to watch! As Channel4 announced this documentary will also be online as soon as possible after broadcast...\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac-YwktsUFI)\n\nVia [graffititv.net](http://www.graffititv.net/) and [channel4.com](http://www.channel4.com/programmes/graffiti-wars/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1).\n","tags":["Documentary Film","Banksy","Robbo","Street Art London","Graffiti London"],"title":"Graffiti Wars: Banksy vs. Robbo","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/graffiti-wars-banksy-vs-robbo/"}