It Might Be That Some People Agree With Banksy

Who is Banksy? Banksy is a London based graffiti artist whose artwork is often political and/or humorous in nature. Although he has tried to hide his identity, his real name, according to The Guardian, is Robert Banks. He was born in 1974 in Bristol, England. His artwork has appeared throughout the UK and various cities around the world, and combines combines graffiti with a unique stencilling technique. Here is how the BBC reported Banksy’s latest stunt:

Hundreds of Paris Hilton albums have been tampered with in the latest stunt by “guerrilla artist” Banksy.

Banksy has replaced Hilton’s CD with his own remixes and given them titles such as Why am I Famous?, What Have I Done? and What Am I For?

He has also changed pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show the US socialite topless and with a dog’s head.

A spokeswoman for Banksy said he had doctored 500 copies of her debut album Paris in 48 record shops across the UK.

She told the BBC News website: “He switched the CDs in store, so he took the old ones out and put his version in.”

But he left the original barcode so people could buy the CD without realising it had been interfered with.

“It might be that there will be some people who agree with his views on the Paris Hilton album.” – HMV spokesman