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 \nEarly Work  \n6  \n8  \nIs it Art?  \n9  \nIs it Legal?  \nGetting Noticed  \n10  \n12  \nBanksy and Tate Britain  \n14  \nExhibitions  \n16  \nControversial Themes  \nBanksy's Most Famous Works  \n18  \nExit-Through the,Gift Shop  \n20  \n22  \nBanksy's Books  \nBetter Out Than In  \n24  \nBanksy's Critics  \n26  \nAre You Best Mates with Banksy?  \n28  \n30  \nAnswers  \nGlossary  \n31  \nIndex  \n32  \n# WHO ISBANKSY?\n\nWho exactly is Banksy?His identity is a closely-guardedsecret,but we're pretty sure that he's a man and it isthought he comes from Bristol.We don't know his realname,his exact age or anything about his family...  \nIhere are some thinas we do know about Banksv.thouahWe know about some of his opinions,his original sense ofhumour and his unique perspective on life.These are thingswe can learn about him through his art.  \nBanksy's art is public.He drawson walls because he wantsthe world to see and understandhis perspective on life.His art canhave a funny message or a seriousone,but all his works are designedto make us think and to look at lifefrom a different angle.  \nDuring the 1990s,the city of Bristol was establishing anunderground culture of street art and graffiti that continues tothis day.Back then,it was claimed that Banksy was part of a Bristolgraffiti crew known as DryBreadZ(DBZ).Now he is one of theworld's most famous contemporary artists.  \nnspired by the graffiti artist 3D,who formed the music group MassivAttack,Banksy started making graffiti in the classic New York stylenever very good at working in that style because it took him too long todo.He needed to come up with a way to produce his work more quickly;he was worried he would get caught by the police,because what he wasdoing was against the law.Eventually Banksy decided he could work more  \nquickly using stencils and has beenusing this technique since around theanksy's work began to appear inBristol and London.'Around thistime,Banksy met Steve Lazarides,a photographer turned art dealer,who began selling Banksy's workand later became his agent.Steveworked with Banksy until 2009,when the pair parted company forreasons unknown.  \nThis graffit","cbCaiaPsTNIgBuQO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaPsTNIgBuQO","pdf",3370282,"English","# Who is Banksy?\n## Early Work\n## Is it Art?\n## Is it Legal?\n## Getting Noticed","[{\"question\":\"What is known about Banksy’s identity?\",\"answer\":\"Banksy’s real identity is closely guarded. 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