There was so much ado… about Banksy in the last weeks that it recalled my mind with the fabulous exhibition I bumped into accidentally in London last July at Lazinc, in the charming Mayfair borough.
I was wandering, as I usually do, looking for nothing but a piece of London I still hadn’t walked. And heading to Regent Street I accidentally noticed a Bansky Exhibition. A woman invited me to enter, assuring me the exhibition was free. A step up, and I was in Bansky, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008
Was it easy to find a Banksy exhibition in London?
Actually, when you don’t look for something, and it appears to you, you have no expectations, and well: it was easy for me, however, be aware that it didn’t happen in an “institutional” Museum, but in a gallery. And in London, there are a few…
Later I discovered that Steve Lazarides, and his Lazinc co-founder Wissam Al Mana, are Banksy’s Original gallerists. Anyway, at this point, all I could do was to enter and have a look! The building itself was stunning: a London Georgian House in two floors and high ceilings. Quite impressive!
How was the Lazinc Banksy exhibition in London?
As for the exhibition, it was curated from a number of high-profile private collections to build a Greatest Hits body of secondary market Banksy works including stenciled canvases, unique paintings, sculptures and limited-edition prints, a number of which had not been exhibited in public before.
The collection showcased some of Banksy’s most renowned artworks, reaffirming how his subversive political and social comments are so powerful and relevant as ever. Every one of the 42 artworks was impressive by the message it conveyed. Like it or not, this artist has the power to disturb, impress, amuse and make you think.
For those who don’t know the guy: Banksy is an anonymous artist from Bristol (UK), who uses epigrams and dark humor to provide political and social commentary on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Bansky’s work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians.
