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The Empire Of Outlaw Arts | Banksy | Mysterious Street Artist | Documentary

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Banksy's art gives voice to the interests and concerns of the "masses'' versus the powerful few. Political elites are a common subject of mockery in his work. We see this in the punk makeovers given to legendary wartime prime ministers or in the controversial primate portrait of Queen Elizabeth in Monkey Queen, where the British monarch is depicted as a monkey with a crown.

Banksy's political views are anti-capitalist, anti-religion and anti-war, expressed with a clever twist. His artworks often highlight the connections between these three dominant establishments, such as in the works Happy Choppers, and Have a Nice Day, which allpoint to the overlaps between global capitalism and the military-industrialist complex.

The message to protest inequality, violence, oppression and war resonates loud and clear throughout Banksy's work.

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Banksy's Anti-War Activism | Article | MyArtBroker

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ABanksy4Ukraine. Banksy has used art as a weapon against war throughout his entire career and is one of the most politically active artists working today.

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Guy Hepner | Art Gallery | Prints for Sale | Chelsea, New York City

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Throughout history, art and politics have continuously been intertwined due to art's crucial position in a society's cultural identity. Artists have employed their practices to generate compelling and influential messages of hope, despair, disappointment among many others. Acclaimed English Graffiti artist and political activist, is known for combining his dark political humor and satirical wit with his unique and extraordinary stenciling technique to create powerful artworks that respond to current societal and political issues. is certainly the most controversial street artist on the modern global stage, some of his most famous pieces being " Stop and Search "(2007), " Girl with Balloon " and " Bomb Hugger ".

has described graffiti and street art as a form of underclass " " that grants an individual the ability to take the power back from the privileged, as for generations, " art was something only accessible to the elite. 's work has disputed many political themes such as war, capitalism, consumerism and imperialism. The use of street art and graffiti allows to speak and comment more candidly, and to a wider audience. Graffiti is an ancient tool of expression that dates back to Ancient Egypt and Greece where it appeared in the forms of inscriptions and figure drawings on the walls of ruins. Nowadays, Graffiti has been related to the notion of vandalism, street art, and political imagery yet continues to be a major influence on the contemporary art world, with at the forefront.

has repeatedly commented on themes of violence and war. Most recently, designed a Union Jack stab-proof vest that British rapper "Stormzy" wore during his headline set at this year's Glastonbury Festival. "I made a customized stab-proof vest and thought - who could possibly wear this? Stormzy at Glastonbury, " wrote in his Instagram post. The vest functioned as a critique of Britain's growing knife-crime crisis and the racial inequality in the UK criminal justice system, which are issues that rapper Stormzy regularly focuses on in his music.

In 2018 created the piece " Vote to Love " which concentrated on Britain's decision to leave the European Union in June 2016. The artwork featured a " Vote to Leave " placard, that was used by the Leave Campaign in the 2016 referendum, however, Banksy modified the slogan to " Vote to Love" . The work was originally submitted under a false name and was rejected by the Royal Academy and then later displayed when sent it in using his identity. This allowed the artist to comment on and question today's art scene, and whether people appreciate the art or rather, the names of famous artists, therefore using graffiti art as a means of critiquing the seemingly exclusive art world.

On a more public stage, in 2018 created artwork on a garage in Port Talbot, South Wales, which commented on pollution and the British steel industry. From one angle, the piece depicted a child in a hat with a sled enjoying a shower of snow and attempting to catch the flakes on his tongue. Yet, from the opposite angle, it becomes evident that what is falling on the child is ash. The artwork acts as a protest against pollution from the local steelworks in this town. Many of works feature children as central motifs that symbolize the future as well as the severity of these issues.

Street Art disrupts the world we inhabit and imposes itself into our lives and spaces in order to challenge or comment on the status quo. s art continues to challenge our views, perceptions, and beliefs and has managed to revolutionize the way that artists showcase their ideas. His artwork provides crucial and influential challenges to the world that surrounds us and continues to question the links between public art and vandalism.

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Banksy: Art as a Political Weapon | Guy Hepner NYC

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Throughout history, art and politics have continuously been intertwined due to art's crucial position in a society's cultural identity. Artists have employed their practices to generate compelling and influential messages of hope, despair, disappointment among many others.

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Text 2 - Pyongyang - A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle

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Textual Features of Comics/Graphic Novels Part I

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Textual Features of Comics/Graphic Novels Part I

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Textual Features of Comics/Graphic Novels Part II

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North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying on Monday, as he accused the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills near the country's doorstep.

Kim's remarks came after "guiding" combined tactical drills of operational units simulating a nuclear counterattack against North Korea's enemies over the weekend, which he described as having "greatly improved the actual war capability of the units," according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

State media said a North Korean ballistic missile equipped with a mock nuclear warhead that was launched on Sunday flew about 800 kilometers (500 miles) before hitting a target at an altitude of 800 meters (0.5 miles) under the scenario of a tactical nuclear attack.

The drills allowed North Korean troops to become "familiar with any unexpected circumstances and make them more perfectly prepared in their active posture of making an immediate and overwhelming nuclear counterattack [at] anytime," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

Kim, who appeared in state-run media images alongside his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, said it was "very important to continuously organize and conduct such drills under the simulated conditions of an actual war."

Ju Ae, who is believed to be around 9 years old, has been repeatedly photographed alongside her father at missile launches in recent months.

North Korea has been ruled as a hereditary dictatorship since its founding in 1948 by Kim Il Sung. His son, Kim Jong Il, took over after his father's death in 1994. And Kim Jong Un took power 17 years later when Kim Jong Il died.

North Korea's revelation of its nuclear counterattack simulation came after US strategic bombers took part in joint air drills with South Korean forces on Sunday as part of "Freedom Shield," the two countries' largest joint military exercises.

The joint drills featured US B-1B strategic bombers, F-35A stealth fighters from the South Korean Air Force and F-16 fighters of the US Air Force.

North Korea had ramped up missile launches in protest at the joint US-South Korea war games, firing submarine missiles ahead of the exercises.

Kim accused the US and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets and claimed that his enemies are getting "ever more pronounced in their moves for aggression," which prompted his call for North Korea to "bolster up its nuclear war deterrence exponentially," KCNA said.

North Korea's two-day nuclear counterattack drill was divided into an exercise for managing the nuclear strike control system, including training to take on a "nuclear counterattack posture" and another drill for "launching tactical ballistic missile tipped with a mock nuclear warhead," KCNA said.

"The drill marked an important occasion in preparing our nuclear combat force to rapidly and accurately perform its crucial mission of war deterrence and securing war initiative any moment and under any unexpected circumstances," state media quoted Kim as saying.

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Kim Jong Un talks up North Korea's nuclear capability as daughter watches latest missile test | CNN

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North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying on Monday, as he accused the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills near the country's doorstep.

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Our team of expert journalists at NK News produces leading analysis on all major developments in North Korea.

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Countdown to Paper One - Comic - Conventions and Close Reading

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How to Read a Photograph - Paper One, IO, or HLE

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1 - Paper One - How To Read a Photograph

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