{"id":9359,"date":"2026-03-10T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/en\/?post_type=news&amp;p=9359"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:12:54","slug":"2020-02-09-3732","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/news\/2020-02-09-3732\/","title":{"rendered":"BANKSY: Genius or Vandal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"overview grid grid-cols-12\">\n  <div class=\"col-span-12\">\n    <h3 class=\"title\">Overview<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"-mr-18\">\n\t<section class=\"slide-gallery splide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"splide__arrows\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"splide__track\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-Devolved-Parliament.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-banksy-sweep-it-under-the-carpet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-banksy-apeman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3-banksy-flower-thrower-jerusalem.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-Banksys-Girl-with-Balloon-on-a-South-Bank-wall-near-the-National-Theatre-in-2004.-Photograph-Alamy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-Clacton-on-Sea-mural.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"news-post body\">\n\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date border-b pb-1\">\n\t\t\t09 February 2020\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"title py-3\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">BANKSY: Genius or Vandal?<\/h2>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<strong>BANKSY: Genius or Vandal?, Hong Kong.<\/strong><br><em>(Exhibition of artworks from private collections by the artist known as Banksy.)<\/em><br>Banksy: Genius or Vandal? brings us nearer to the controversial artistic world of one of the most influential creators in recent years, featuring more than 70 works organised into various thematic sections. The exhibition includes original works, sculptures, installations, videos and photographs. The pieces, from private international collections, are being shown in Hong Kong for the first time.<br>Slippery, provocative, mysterious\u2014Banksy, the British artist whose true identity is still unknown, is considered one of the leading representatives of contemporary Street Art. His work, which is often satirical, takes on universal subjects such as politics, culture or ethics. The aura of mystery that is created, whether by choice or necessity, every time Banksy\u2019s name is mentioned, has turned him into a mythical character of our time.<br>This exhibition, like most previous shows of Banksy\u2019s work, is not authorised by the artist, who seeks protect his anonymity and independence from the system.<br>\u25a0 Exhibition Info and ticket: http:\/\/www.banksyexhibitionhk.com\/<br>\u25a0 Dates: 20 December 2019 &#8211; 1 March 2020 (Monday to Sunday)<br>\u25a0 Opening Times: 11:00 &#8211; 20:00<br>\u25a0 Venue: Portal 6311, 1\/F, FTLife Tower, 18 Sheung Yuet Rd, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"news_type":"news","gallery":[3737,3739,3741,3743,3745,3747],"news_date":"2020-02-09","news_content":"<strong>BANKSY: Genius or Vandal?, Hong Kong.<\/strong><br><em>(Exhibition of artworks from private collections by the artist known as Banksy.)<\/em><br>Banksy: Genius or Vandal? brings us nearer to the controversial artistic world of one of the most influential creators in recent years, featuring more than 70 works organised into various thematic sections. The exhibition includes original works, sculptures, installations, videos and photographs. The pieces, from private international collections, are being shown in Hong Kong for the first time.<br>Slippery, provocative, mysterious\u2014Banksy, the British artist whose true identity is still unknown, is considered one of the leading representatives of contemporary Street Art. His work, which is often satirical, takes on universal subjects such as politics, culture or ethics. The aura of mystery that is created, whether by choice or necessity, every time Banksy\u2019s name is mentioned, has turned him into a mythical character of our time.<br>This exhibition, like most previous shows of Banksy\u2019s work, is not authorised by the artist, who seeks protect his anonymity and independence from the system.<br>\u25a0 Exhibition Info and ticket: http:\/\/www.banksyexhibitionhk.com\/<br>\u25a0 Dates: 20 December 2019 - 1 March 2020 (Monday to Sunday)<br>\u25a0 Opening Times: 11:00 - 20:00<br>\u25a0 Venue: Portal 6311, 1\/F, FTLife Tower, 18 Sheung Yuet Rd, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong","news_cover_image":3735},"class_list":["post-9359","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jwd-artspace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}