Kinda bummed that I can't see the show (stuck here in NJ). I would be miffed if I flew out there and couldn't at least be able to buy a print.
Anyone who goes, be sure to take some pics/video for us who can't.
-Rod
rotten wrote:reports on banksy forum was that there were prints available....5 or 6, limited to 100 each and already sold out....geee, thanks banksy for letting your general public fans have an actual chance at getting a print, not just the "vip" invite only's. God i hope this info is wrong...
Excellent, someone who might know. One guy on the Banksy forum says he heard from his drunk friend there were prints for sale last night, and everyone is a buzz.
I call bullgarbage on it, because I don't care how VIP a list it is somebody would have put one on Ebay by now.
two just sold on ebay for 1500...there were about 40 left of each print when the doors opened today....6 prints, each w/ an edition of 100 unsigned....for 500 each
Anyone get their Banksy print yet? I was going to wait until Sun..Any word on edition size? Do they provide a tube? Are they signed? Are they numbered?
reports from the first people that picked them up are saying that they are actually editions of 500, not 100 as stated at the show. so, these may be released by POW in the near future, or possibly at santa's ghetto at the end of november.
yep, 500 all right....just picked mine up this afternoon....a little irritated i dropped so much cash on a 500 edition, the woman from laz should have known enough to give us accurate information...def would have thought more on getting all 6 had i been given the correct info. Now where are the other 400? rumor has it laz is keeping the first 50...and would POW really sell prints that were printed at another facility? Feels like the godfather set all over again.
scud80 wrote:reports from the first people that picked them up are saying that they are actually editions of 500, not 100 as stated at the show. so, these may be released by POW in the near future, or possibly at santa's ghetto at the end of november.
scud80 wrote:reports from the first people that picked them up are saying that they are actually editions of 500, not 100 as stated at the show. so, these may be released by POW in the near future, or possibly at santa's ghetto at the end of november.
i'm pretty sure that duardo only printed 100 sets, which were those sold at the show. maybe they were numbered 51-150? it would be my guess that if pow ends up selling the remainder they will be printing them separately, so maybe the 100 from LA will be unstamped with the rag edges and the POW versions would be stamped and have straight edges. i suppose they could also be printed here and then shipped to the UK before being sold. time will tell.
i'm sort of sad because the $500 tag isn't as good of a deal, but at the same time this means i also have a chance to pick up the grannies. i like that print a lot, but not enough to pay $2000+ for it.
as an aside, i actually think the grannies are the weakest print of the 6 even though i like it. it's humorous but doesn't really have any commentary behind it like most of his others. i think the "destroy capitalism" is the best by far. others have been praising "applause" but it just seems too obvious to me. there's nothing really clever about it, though it is probably the best buy since it's twice the size of the others.
I am picking up my stuff in the am.. THE SHOW WAS AMAZING AND BANKSY’S WORK CONTINUES TO IMPRESS!! ONE OF THE BEST ART SHOWS EVER BY FAR. He has come along way since small shows like Triple Five Soul in NYC.
The large edition SIZE was a bit of a surprise today, considering we were told it was an edition of 100 yesterday. The sales were chaos and very unorganized. I stood in line for quite a while and watched the lady count hash marks every time a person tried to buy a print… Didn’t seem to make much sense to recount the marks over and over again. Why didn’t she just write the number down after she counted!?
Nobody seemed to really know what was going on. Laz employees said quite a few times yesterday that the edition was 100, which made my purchase seem much more attractive. When stuff started to sell out, A Laz employee told us that a few more prints would be released Sat AM.
My GF went up this am, and waited outside to be first in, in hopes of scoring one of the "sold out" prints. The girl who was working today was extremely rude to her and short. The lady acted extremely put out and basically told her to pound sand when she inquired about further sales. When she asked to speak to the girl that wrote us up yesterday, the lady refused. Even though she could see her in the back office.
One of the awesome things about Shepard, Spazmat, Faile, and other artists is they (and their staff) care about the people that support them. They provide fantastic service, are approachable and value their supporters. They also provide honest and accurate information. I know that Banksy hired a group to assist him with the show, and I know that it was a huge under taking. With that said, there were very few details he over looked and sales were one of them. The attention to detail was everywhere, it just seemed like print sales may have been a last minute venture…
server is crashed at the moment but it will be back up sometime ... i picked the perfect night to have insomnia! even managed to buy before the crash so i don't have to stay up longer.
server is crashed at the moment but it will be back up sometime ... i picked the perfect night to have insomnia! even managed to buy before the crash so i don't have to stay up longer.
i woke up relatively early for me, still too late
although probably for the best, i don't think the LA prints are particularly strong work by him.
I didn't like the image too much... but the panic over took me and I was trying desperately to purchase one. Had an unsigned in my basket then the server shat the bed and long story short, my shopping cart was empty. I was annoyed after running to my computer at 6 am after the wake up call from my buddy, but the more i cool off the less irritated I am. That really is a crepe print, and the only reason I wanted it was to say I owned a banksy. Image is nothing - but I'm a poser, what can I say?
noverflow wrote:This area is to complain, not to call people out. (except henna because he said he likes it, and it keeps us happy)
whereas i think the print is great (along with the "destroy capitalism" and "morons" prints from LA, though the other 3 don't do much for me). it doesn't say much of importance, but neither does "laugh now" which is also one of my favorites. in general i only like about half of his prints anyway ... the street art is much better but sort of impossible to own so prints have to suffice.
now with all of the UK on high alert i doubt i'll be able to get any of the other 5 signed, but we'll see.
scud80 wrote:whereas i think the print is great (along with the "destroy capitalism" and "morons" prints from LA, though the other 3 don't do much for me). it doesn't say much of importance, but neither does "laugh now" which is also one of my favorites. in general i only like about half of his prints anyway ... the street art is much better but sort of impossible to own so prints have to suffice.
now with all of the UK on high alert i doubt i'll be able to get any of the other 5 signed, but we'll see.
The good/bad of the internet is that we have just as much opportunity as the brit who lives next door, unfortunately we need to be ready at 4 am.
noverflow wrote:This area is to complain, not to call people out. (except henna because he said he likes it, and it keeps us happy)
1:30 am for me ... which is the the main barrier to purchase, given that i'm up that late maybe once a month. if they went on sale during the day here it would be on like donkey kong.