His feud with the artist banksy was the subject of a channel 4 television documentary. Graffiti wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena especially with robbo and banksy. Nb there has since been yet another development where team robbo have redone a version of the original 1985 piece over the site. Reminiscent of the ridiculous eastwest coast rap battles of yore, the move stirs up conflict between street art vs graffiti. Banksy recently a conflict erupted between banksy and robboa widely respected writer form londons old school.
Welcome to the banksy art hotel in bethlehem duration. Perhaps banksy takes this as an insult, and decides to change the wording to, fking robbo. Banksy comes back to see that robbo changed his work. Banksy is a household name whereas robbo is very well respected but only in underground circles. Then we came across the banksy vs king robbo street art vs graffiti feud thanks to another story by jack mckain wed heard about this feud in passing, but never in this. The graffiti war between the two men began in the early 90s, but was reignited by what was widely seen. Banksy graffiti feud given a fresh coat the guardian.
What really set off the ensuing war though was banksy covering up half of robbo s work. Robbo vs banksy graffiti wars full video dailymotion. Aug 24, 2014 a documentary, graffiti wars, produced by jane preston and telling the story of the rivalry between king robbo and banksy, was made for channel 4 and first broadcast in 2011. The long running feud between british graffiti artists banksy and robbo has been renewed on a wall in mayfair. Last week i came across this awesome story which appeared to be hidden somewhere on banksy s website.
Produced by hbo the first episode aired june 2, 2002 and ended in 2008, in its entirety it 60 episodes long all of which are spread out over 5 seasons. Robbo comes back to see that his name was changed and decides to change it back to what it was previously. Banksy recently a conflict erupted between banksy and robbo a widely respected writer form londons old school. King robbo born john robertson, 23 october 1969 31 july 2014 was an english underground graffiti artist. Mar 22, 20 nb there has since been yet another development where team robbo have redone a version of the original 1985 piece over the site. On one side are old school graffiti writers who tag or bomb their name in as many places.
Next, in this wonderful doco, we have robbo v banksy. Painter who fought a spraycan battle with banksy and. Over the years bruiser brody became associated with some of the most hardcore wrestling matches in the history of the sport and was known to rough up his opponents, often times leaving. With the launch of his own underground cinema and cover design of the latest issue of time out. Aug 01, 2014 banksy has paid tribute to robbo on his website, listing the names of the graffiti crews he was a part of. Last week i came across this awesome story which appeared to be hidden somewhere on banksys website. Investigative journalist says she knows but will his friend confirm. It actually started in the 1990s at a place called the dragon bar. For those who dont know, the banksy robbo saga went something like this. Mar 21, 2018 the new banksy mural in brooklyn has been painted over, and a woman was seen near the site yelling, robbo s revenge.
Frank donald goodish was an american professional wrestler who grew to fame under the ring name bruiser brody, but he also worked under the names king kong brody, the masked marauder and red river jack. Banksy vs king robbo creative rivalry in street art 2. Browse documentaries page 11 of 438 documentary heaven. Banksy is an anonymous englandbased street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. A thinly veiled threat from team robbo appeared yesterday just below a piece by banksy we revealed 3 months ago that has been dubbed shop til you drop. Suddenly theres a worker spotted wallpapering up the graffiti. The wire is an american crime drama tv series which is based in baltimore, maryland. Take a look below for the full video and then make sure to drop your. The battle between lost legend robbo and acclaimed artist banksy highlights a larger rift in the art world.
The different treatment of banksy and robbo is symptomatic of a wider battle between street art and. The late king robbo, theres a post going around that tells this better but like, king robbo was a big name in street art and banksy decided to paint over not only robbos oldest piece but possibly the oldest piece of street art in london. Real identity of banksy graffiti rival king robbo revealed. Apr 02, 2012 robbo decides to make a slight alteration and changes the wall to say, king robbo. The feud managed to gain many new fans for both of the graffiti artists and resulted in a tv documentary about the artistic rivalry. The two are involved in an ongoing feud that has blossomed into an ideological war. Whether the king robbo vs banksy feud was real or not, both graffiti artists gained much publicity and gave birth to much new graffiti by king robbo and his team robbo crew, often aimed at. Graffiti wars explores the creative tension that has surfaced in a recent conflict between graffiti legend king robbo and media darling street artist banksy. Feb 20, 2012 uploaded from c4s programme on the king robbo v banksy graffiti wars. Many people think the feud between robbo and banksy started in 2009 when banksy painted over robbo s long standing work under a british canal in camden, london. In 2015 banksy included a piece dedicated to robbo in the dismaland exhibition.
He effectively retired, later citing his concern for his family for his inactivity, and most robbo tags were covered by imitators and competitors. Looks like banksy s legal team have pulled last weeks graffitiwars from 4od as it is a fabricated tale full of misguided information and slander. Robbo vs banksy route 66 offline rzo s santiago singo sdk season 1 second life show must go on 1 show must go on 2 show must go on 3 sik wit it sly artistic city steel is real sthml live state your name steel injection. The artist was placed in a medically induced coma in. Thankfully king robbo has since come out of the coma and is in recovery. Its the visualized story of a battle between robbo, an english underground graffiti artist who painted his first train in 1985, and banksy a pseudonymous englandbased graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Bomb it is an international graffiti and street art documentary directed by awardwinning director jon reiss and. Many people think the feud between robbo and banksy started in 2009 when banksy painted over robbos long standing work under a british canal in camden, london.
Theres a war going on in the world of london street art. Nov 11, 2011 king robbo s iconic robbo inc piece has returned to regents canal, camden, albeit in a slightly difference guise. Banksy has paid tribute to robbo on his website, listing the names of the graffiti crews he was a part of. In 2009, banksy took it upon himself to transform the king robbo piece, which led to each artist painting over what the other had done, finally leading to online arguments and team robbo attacking banksy graffiti works. His feud with the artist banksy was the subject of a channel 4 television documentary called graffiti wars, first shown in august 2011.
A documentary, graffiti wars, produced by jane preston and telling the story of the rivalry between king robbo and banksy, was made for channel 4 and first broadcast in 2011. See more ideas about banksy, street art and graffiti. Banksy vs robbo street art documentary be informed documentaries. Then there was the infamous graffiti war with a character called banksy, resulting in various arguments and many graffiti works being painted over. Matisse and picasso revelled in pointing out the weaknesses in each others work and picassos friends joined in the antagonism.
Apr 17, 2015 the name king robbo became an iconic sight around london, painted onto walls and trains, along with his crew team robbo, consisting of king robbo, chociroc, doze, fuel, prime, p. King robbo graffiti artist biography stencil revolution. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. The feud with banksy, which brought king robbo out of retirement, became the subject of a channel 4 documentary filmed shortly before his head injury. Aug 01, 2014 king robbo, an artist known for bringing new yorkstyle subway graffiti to londonand, more recently, for his titfortat street art battle with banksyhas died robbo was the lesserknown. King robbo was an english underground graffiti artist. Mar 02, 2012 since 1985, the oldest graffiti in london sat quietly gathering dust along the banks of the regents canal in camden, north london. Dec 19, 2016 after the antics roadshow yesterday, san now brings you graffiti wars wherever you are in the world. Graffiti artist banksy is demanding an investigation into a television documentary about a battle of spray cans between him and underground graffiti hero king robbo. From 1985 onwards, heres a sequential timeline of each piece along regents canal in london by graffiti pioneer king robbo and street artist banksy. He later went on to meet robbo and not acknowledge this or that he was meeting such a big name. Originally seen courtesy of mare9, revok recently brought to light what was deemed a gross.
See more ideas about art history, documentaries and artist at work. Since 1985, the oldest graffiti in london sat quietly gathering dust along the banks of the regents canal in camden, north london. An epic of conflicting personalities team robbo is taking on banksy. While robbos art is reviled and criminalised, banksy s street art is fated by celebrities and endorsed by the authorities. This wall is where the banksy v king robbo feud was spectacularly ignited nearly two years ago with bankys notorious modification of king robbo s iconic robbo inc piece which was, at the time, 25 years old. The clash between banksy and robbo is reminiscent of rivalries in traditional areas of the arts. But a new documentary airing on uks channel 4 shows the complicated relationship that bansky has shared with his graffiti counterparts, especially the longcelebrated king robbo. However, one important piece seemed to stand the test of. As far as his fans are concerned, banksy can do no wrong.
King robbo and media darling, street artist banksy. The man is described by some as the most important figure in counter culture art and the chances are you have never heard of. King robbo vs banksy for a time in 2009, it seemed as though robbo s crown was perilously close to falling from his head. In the intervening period this feud has been much scrutinised within. In london over the past 18 months the tension between the. The whole feud was the subject of a tv documentary titled graffiti wars, earning the pair an extra place in graffiti history. Oct 06, 2015 king robbo, the influential graffiti artist famous for his rivalry with banksy, has died aged 45 after spending the last three years in a coma. Dec 30, 2009 banksy s latest handiwork has him on the street.
Robbo was a legendary graffiti artist for years before banksy had hit the streets, and legend has it a beef developed between them following a first meeting that went sour. With banksy taking over the streets of new york city during october 20 as part of his better out than in residency follow it all here, we thought wed look at the history of street art and graffiti in the uk. On this site you can watch full length graffiti movies for free without downloading. After the antics roadshow yesterday, san now brings you graffiti wars wherever you are in the world. Graffiti wars, a documentary examining the duos rivalry, was. A look at the feud between graffiti artists king robbo and banksy. So much so, one might start to find one being sympathetic to the council workers. King robbo, the influential graffiti artist famous for his rivalry with banksy, has died aged 45 after spending the last three years in a coma. Mar 03, 2012 looks like banksy s legal team have pulled last weeks graffitiwars from 4od as it is a fabricated tale full of misguided information and slander.
It is just that banal, egocentric, coloured pissing of ones name that is the tag, often in a sea of previous pissings that results, at the finish, merely in an eyesaw. Sep 03, 2011 graffiti artist banksy is demanding an investigation into a television documentary about a battle of spray cans between him and underground graffiti hero king robbo. Robbo inc returns in the king robbo banksy feud in camden, london. The late king robbo, theres a post going around that tells this better but like, king robbo was a big name in street art and banksy decided to paint over not only robbo s oldest piece but possibly the oldest piece of street art in london. Then we came across the banksy vs king robbo street art vs graffiti feud thanks to another story by jack mckain. Robbo vs banksy graffiti wars full length video streetartnews. A documentary, graffiti wars, produced by jane preston and telling the story of the rivalry between king robbo and banksy, was made for. If i were banksy and someone slapped me because i was joking with them and said you will remember me bla bla, i would probably make a point of doing something to you can be as good as you like robbo, but taking yourself too seriously and being a. The series is highly praised for its literary themes, its unique accuracy with.