
Banksy
Choose Your Weapon White Hand Finished, 2010
Screen print
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in
69.8 x 69.8 cm
69.8 x 69.8 cm
Edition of 25
Series: Choose Your Weapon
Copyright The Artist
$450,000 - $500,000 USD
Banksy’s Choose Your Weapon was released as a series of 27 different signed colourway prints of varying edition sizes from 25 to 100 released and published by Pictures on Walls...
Banksy’s Choose Your Weapon was released as a series of 27 different signed colourway prints of varying edition sizes from 25 to 100 released and published by Pictures on Walls over the course of various years by the artist. The works depict a hooded British youth and pays homage to Keith Haring with its reference to Keith Haring’s famous Dog. Released around the time that then British Prime Minister David Cameron urged the public to “Hug a Hoodie” a phrase that was widely ridiculed as an out of touch appeal to the disenfranchised youth and wider public. The striking figure is an obvious nod to street culture and, perhaps, autobiographical as the lone figure, protected by the dog, can be seen as Banksy, masking his identity and being protected by his art. Like many of Banksy’s works, the series shows Banksy’s socially conscious meanings he places within his artworks. Youth, ignored largely by politicians, stand alone in a society that they at once inhabit and are the future of yet are mistreated and distrusted by those in power. Banksy's work reinforces the notion of street, underground and youth culture being a threat to the establishment with the menacing detailed figure punctuated with the absurdity and humour of Haring’s dog. Indeed, the very title “Choose Your Weapon” suggests that the dog itself, much like Banksy;s art, is now the weapon of choice of the youth as they rise up against the powers that be.
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Silver, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Soft Yellow, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Olive, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Sky Blue, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Slate, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Lemon, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Red, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Turquoise, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Light Orange, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon Magenta, 2010
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Banksy, Choose Your Weapon White, 2010
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