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This friday it's about news related to my career. This week has been a good time for art news. During the days, newsletters has covered all Banksy's moves on New York. Banksy is a british artist, well knowing for his Street art. He defines himself as a graffiti artist and political activist (he's a several dissident of capitalism, animal torture, and other causes).
Yesterday, theguardian.com released a column about the work he has been developing and showing to the citizens of USA. He's last performance was about one of the symbols of capitalism, and the way people are slaved by it. The artist put a giant Ronald McDonals in front of the fast food chain who carries the name of this famous clown. But this clown was a representation of a corporated boss. Under his feets, there was someone (who was a real person) giving a shine-shoe on McDonal's boots. Like Jhonatan Jones writes on this review "He (Banksy) is the genious of the obvious." According to Jones, Banky's works it's obvious this time because he thinks that we all are conscious about the exploitation and the capital gain that McDonal's generate. He says "Look, it's a bit pointless mocking American capitalism, Banksy"- But I think he's awareness it's not only to mocking about capitalism. He's not mocking at all. He's worried about the way we get used to accept some images, worried about political aestheticism. Banksy is not defying authorities. What he wants is making
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