{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"How to sell a Banksy?!","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/how-to-sell-a-banksy/banksy-sale.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-01-27T12:24:32Z","description":"“How to sell a Banksy” is an upcoming documentary about how to sell an original Banksy artwork. Two filmmakers tried to get cash by selling destroyed street artworks by Banksy himself...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Market Documentary\u003c/em\u003e | \u003cem\u003e“WTF? Another Banksy documentary?”\u003c/em\u003e, was what I thought when I recently stumbled upon \u003cem\u003e“How to sell a Banksy”\u003c/em\u003e! But after I watched the trailer and read the synopsis I became aware, that this film is not about Bansky, but about the crazy institution of the international art market\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanksy’s work now reportedly changes hands for millions. But he puts up his street art for free. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got your hands on one of these? Does it mean you’ve found a winning lottery ticket or just scraped some worthless crap off a wall?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to sell a Banksy raises questions of ownership, authentication and the true value of art itself. Through all the chaos and incompetence comes a modern-day, true-story, crime-theft, comedy-caper. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.howtosellabanksy.com/synopsis.html\"\u003ehowtosellabanksy.com\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m sure there will be more info soon! But now I want to know what do you think about this film? Did you ever owned an Banksy? What was the most expensive artwork you ever bought? Share your experiences with the art market!\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=_zf8X-Nzm44\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_zf8X-Nzm44\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by How to sell a Banksy?!\" 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.crackajack.de/2011/01/27/doku-trailer-how-to-sell-a-banksy/\"\u003ecrackajack.de\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Art Market Documentary* | *“WTF? Another Banksy documentary?”*, was what I thought when I recently stumbled upon *“How to sell a Banksy”*! But after I watched the trailer and read the synopsis I became aware, that this film is not about Bansky, but about the crazy institution of the international art market...\n\n\u003e Banksy’s work now reportedly changes hands for millions. But he puts up his street art for free. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got your hands on one of these? Does it mean you’ve found a winning lottery ticket or just scraped some worthless crap off a wall?\n\u003e\n\u003e How to sell a Banksy raises questions of ownership, authentication and the true value of art itself. Through all the chaos and incompetence comes a modern-day, true-story, crime-theft, comedy-caper. ([howtosellabanksy.com](http://www.howtosellabanksy.com/synopsis.html))\n\nI’m sure there will be more info soon! But now I want to know what do you think about this film? Did you ever owned an Banksy? What was the most expensive artwork you ever bought? Share your experiences with the art market!\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zf8X-Nzm44)\n\nVia [crackajack.de](http://www.crackajack.de/2011/01/27/doku-trailer-how-to-sell-a-banksy/).\n","tags":["Documentary Film","Banksy","Urban Art Market"],"title":"How to sell a Banksy?!","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/how-to-sell-a-banksy/"}