Banksy's graffiti they are well recognized and in part it is known as an antisystem. The only thing that happens is that the line that separates being an anti-system from being part of the system can become very fine, as happens with the entry of this graffiti artist into a palace in Rome.
'War, capitalism and freedom' is the largest exhibition in a museum of this street creator who has used murals and walls from all over the world to enter this special palace with 150 of his works. An enigmatic artist who continues to play between what is the system and being outside of it.
Works of his can be seen such as the girl with the heart-shaped balloon or the one of the hooded protester throwing a bouquet of flowers. We keep playing with a graffiti artist of which it is not known if he has been a participant of this exhibition, but when a curator is asked, he replies that he cannot answer that question. I think it is very clear if this artist participates.
The exhibition is in the Cipolla Palace from 23 this month to September 4, so if you happen to be near Rome, you could have a while and get closer to its 150 works in which you are looking a different and original way to the more conventional art and the world around us.
By Banksy little is known and even when an attempt has been made to discover his identity, he remains a mystery. It may be part of that fame just as there are some Twitter users who stand behind their pseudonyms and avatars without revealing who they are. It is part of the marketing in the end.
From more street graffiti artists, Banksy is criticized that sold to powerful dealers, auction houses and art critics who are part of the system.