Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Thierry Guetta
- Rhys Ifans: spokesman
- Banksy
- Shepard Fairey
- Space Invader
Exit Through the Gift Shop is an up canned as a documentary film by British artist Banksy street art from the year 2010.
Action and backgrounds
The film revolves around Thierry Guetta, a French passionate filmmaker, his cousin, the French artist Invader, in attaching his films, the computer game Space Invaders -inspired, colorful mosaics and thus in the spring of 2006 gets to know Banksy. Guetta promises Banksy now turn to the best street art documentation, but is convinced by Banksy them to act itself as a street artist. At this point, Banksy takes over as director. Thierry Guetta chooses the pseudonym Mr. Brainwash and begins to produce art in a big way. This development is supported and documented by Banksy. Shepard Fairey ( OBEY ) revealed this plot already at a press conference of Bonhams & Butterfields, an auction house in Los Angeles on November 5, 2008. In this context, Mr. Brainwashs exhibition Life Is Beautiful is in Los Angeles is an indication of Banksy's influence, because the exhibition is a quote from Banksy exhibition Barely Legal in the same gallery from the year 2006. in the film itself, there is footage of Shepard Fairey, Guetta's cousin Invader and Banksy himself, who was made but unrecognizable to the audience in order to preserve his anonymity.
Criticism
The editors of Cinema verdict: " By chance, amateur filmmaker Thierry attention is drawn to the mysterious graffiti artist Banksy and is planning a documentary about the legendary Sprayer, who actually keeps his identity hidden. But Banksy turns the tables: he sets up the camera on Thierry and accompanies the crazy Frenchman on his way to a successful art creator Mr. Brainwash. The result is an entertaining and ironic documentary with critical swipes at media and commerce. Conclusion: Refreshing and entertaining experimental work about street art ".
Carsten Baumgardt of film -offs saw the Banksys documentation that "basically not his opinion, but rather a mockumentary. And what a: The Briton drives the confusion at various levels on the top and has colossal with this targeted disinformation. [ ... ] "Exit Through The Gift Shop " is as the street art itself: raw, unadulterated, rough and messy. [ ... ] Banksy, who obeys any screenplay and up to half of the work did not even know that it should be a movie that does not follow a parent dramaturgy and mixed stylistic approaches. His film drives ahead seemingly disorganized and changes the protagonists several times. [ ... ] This is without form, which is bold, this is absurd, but somehow great. "
The lexicon of the International film describes the film as " mockumentary " the play with identities and " insight into the work known, Street Art ' artists " give, " he said succinctly captures the mood of their guerrilla actions and refined reflects their relationship to the art market ".
Publication
Exit through the Gift Shop was selected for the Sundance Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 January 2010. He was shown at the Berlinale 2010 On 14 February 2010, which was followed by other screenings at various film festivals.
The film ran until 4 March 2010 with two performances per day in a specially equipped cinema. It is located in a bunker in the Leake Street in London. The cinema was designed in Banksy style. On 5 March 2010 the film in British cinema has been published. In the United States, the film was seen as of April 16, 2010. The film opened in Germany on October 21, 2010 in the cinemas. In the U.S., the film played on the opening weekend than 170,000 U.S. dollars. Overall, the film achieved in the U.S. revenues of almost 3.3 million U.S. dollars.
It is speculated that the film is a typical for Banksy swipe at the commercialization of street art and graffiti. Underlined is conjecture of Banksy's opening remarks, which were recorded before the performance in Berlin: " I guess my ambition to make a film that did would do for graffiti art what Karate Kid did for martial arts - a film would get every schoolkid did in the world picking up a spray can and having a go ... As it turns out, I think we might also have a film did does for street art what Jaws did for water skiing. "
Awards
Exit Through the Gift Shop won the Documentary prices of Austin Film Critics Association, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Chicago Film Critics Association, Online Film Critics Society, San Diego Film Critics Society and the Toronto Film Critics Association and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. In 2011, the film won an Independent Spirit Award. The movie " Best Young Performance" for the BAFTA Award was also in the category " Best Documentary " Oscar and nominated in the category, but could not win the prizes.