I took a serious look at Wall and Piece at The Strand today. Didn’t get it after weighing pleasure of ownership versus footprint on my bookshelf + weight/effort to move in the future. But it’s an awesome book. This piece caught my eye. I didn’t realize it is (or was) on the West Bank border wall.
From Shepard Fairey’s interview with Banksy. Even if you hate words, at least just look at the pictures…
“Twice, we had serious trouble with the army, but one time the Palestinian border patrol pulled up in an armored truck. The Israeli government makes a big fuss about how they own the wall, despite building it right through the farmland of Palestinians who have been there for generations, so the Palestinian border police don’t give a shit if you paint it or not. They parked between the road and us, gave us water, and just watched. It’s probably the only time I’m ever going to paint whilst being covered by a cop from a roof-mounted submachine gun.”
