WILL ELLSWORTH-JONES was chief reporter and then New York correspondent for the Sunday Times as well as holding senior editorial positions at the Telegraph Magazine, The Independent Magazine and Saga Magazine. His books for Aurum are a history of conscientious objectors in the First World War, We Will Not Fight, and Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall. He lives in London.
'pacy account of street-artist Banksy's rise to fame'
'impressed by this measured account of his career'
'a relentless following of the money, and the exploration of the
tortured interface between art and commerce'
‘ This is a fascinating portrait that elicits admiration for a man
who, despite his increasingly unconvincing efforts to retain some
shreds of his vandal status, has had an undeniable impact on art’ ‘
Ellsworth-Jones casts a detailed and enthusiastic eye over all
aspects of Banksy’ s career, from the Bristol graffiti scene where
he first experimented in the 1980’ s, through the development of
Banksy’ s trademark stencilled style, to his growing audacity and
success and the controlling and sophisticated publicity and
business machine of today’ ‘ A fascinating history of a wholly
likeable art phenomenon’ 'Ellsworth-Jones writes perceptively about
the "ethical dilemmas" created by Banksy's marketing techniques,
yet still communicates the excitement of a "treasure hunt" for
traces of his work in the scruffier purlieus of London’ 'A credible
and intelligent portrait of a unique artist, reluctant capitalist
and control freak struggling to preserve his own myth and maintain
his outsider status’ 'Britain's unlikeliest national treasure' 'a
relentless following of the money, and the exploration of the
tortured interface between art and commerce' 'An admirer yet also
an accomplished investigative reporter, [Will Ellsworth-Jones]
casts a detailed and enthusiastic eye over all aspects of Banksy's
career' 'don't miss!' "Not an unmasking but an investigative look
at the street’ s extraordinary rise from Bristol graffitist to
lucrative ‘ national treasure’ - and all the contradictions that
entails” 'a joy to read' 'impressed by this measured account of his
career' 'pacy account of street-artist Banksy's rise to fame'
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