バンクシー（BANKSY）って誰？ティエリー・グエッタ（Thierry Guetta）/ ミスター・ブレインワッシュ（Mr. Brainwash）？彼らって同一人物？ん？グラフィックアート界の最大のミステリー。そう、BANKSYが今年の春先に新しい映画「Exit Through the Gift Shop」を発表するのだ。誰も知らない、LAをベースに活躍するMr. Brainwash。明かされているのはフレンチアクセントということだけ。そんな謎めいたグラフィックアート界のミステリーを勝手に解き明かしたいのだが、謎は深まるばかり。
どちらにしても、現在ニューヨークのMeat Packing Districtエリアでミスター・ブレインワッシュ（Mr. Brainwash）の「ICONS」という個展が行われているので是非足を運んでみるべし。
Who is BANKSY? Who is Thierry Guetta/Mr. Brainwash? Are they the same person? The graffiti art world’s biggest mystery continues with the film ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ which is to be released this Spring. Nobody is sure who the LA based Mr. Brainwash is. The artist, who speaks with a french accent, is said to be a documentary film maker who became a street artist himself after filming the likes of Banksy (who remains in the shadows with voice disguised at all times). Indeed, ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ features Thierry Guetta making a documentary on Banksy, who decides he could do a better job himself and the focus turns to Guetta who creates work under his ‘Mr. Brainwash’ moniker. Joe from Tokyo Dandy attended Mr. Brainwash’s latest exhibition in the meat packing district this past New York fashion week. Is it all performance art? We look forward to seeing the movie anyway.