An unexpected (although scheduled) day off, and so I took the boy to see the new Banksy film - Exit through the Gift Shop.
Which is an informative documentary about graffiti and street art in general. About art in general. And, in a perverse way, about art commenting on life and life imitating art. And there are probably a few more things that it was about as well, but to get into it in any depth would be to diminish the surprise.
And there is a surprise. Indeed, for those not too familiar with the contemporary art scene (I'm not, but if I think you're less so than I might pretend...) the ending will be quite the twist indeed, with some genuine laugh-out-loud OMFG moments.
It's absurdly delightful. I'd happily give it 4 and a half stars....I'd a given it a 5 if Thierry Guetta (later known as Mr. Brainwash) had been a better videographer, but then maybe I'd only have given it a 4....
Further Links: 25 of Banksy's coolest murals (another persons list), banksy.co.uk