Over 150 Banksy replicas go on display in Russia

Описание: (22 Jan 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Petersburg, Russia - 16 January 2023

1. Various of visitors looking at exhibition
2. Wide of replica of “Monkey Queen” by Banksy
3. Wide of people visiting exhibition
4. Various of replica of “Girl with Relief Torch”
5. Various of replica of Banksy artwork in tube installation, inscription reading (English): 'I get lockdown. But I get up again.'
6. Various of installation devoted to Bansky's artwork “Girl with Balloon”
7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mila Kyuri, organiser of exhibition “To Find Banksy":
"The highlight is that full-sized sculptures and entire recreated rooms are on display - (we have) not only replicas of paintings, but there is a complete immersion in the atmosphere that Banksy wanted to convey. We tried to immerse people in the atmosphere of Banksy to the maximum."

8. Various of installations on display
9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mila Kyuri, organiser of exhibition “To Find Banksy":
"(Artworks) have been recreated in detail as far as possible, according to various information sources, we looked at original works from all sides. Yes, this is an elaborated (exhibition) as much as it can be recreated."

10. Various of artwork replicas on display
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mila Kyuri, organiser of exhibition “To Find Banksy":
"It took a lot of time to create it. It was a long process. A very large group of people worked on it.”

12. Wide of visitors looking at exhibition
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mila Kyuri, organiser of exhibition "To Find Banksy":
"Of course, there are names (of artists who created replicas), but they also remain anonymous, because, let's say, it resonates well with Banksy's concept, i.e. Banksy is an anonymous artist. Artists who created this exhibition are also, of course, staying secret."

14. Various of replica of “Show Me The Monet”
15. Close of replica of “Love is in the Air”
16. Dmitry Cheskidov, museum guide, showing exhibition and saying UPSOUND (Russian):
"It's impossible to recreate all the petals just like the original (work). But the work itself is close to reality. This work has been created on the wall of one of the garages in Bethlehem, and this flower thrower is much bigger. But it was important to capture the essence here: the lethal weapon is not important, what’s important is that Banksy changes this lethal weapon to a bunch of flowers, and therefore promotes his pacifist values, as did hippies in the 20th century."

17. Various of artwork replicas on display
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Cheskidov, museum guide:
"As for talking about big military events, for instance, showing special works that are suggestive of great empires, sometimes I wonder if I'm on the same page with people, whether they will understand me. If I know they will be calm, then I show them a painting called 'Napalm'. If not, I prefer to stay safe and not to speak of any military conflicts."

19. Various of visitors looking at exhibition
20. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Kirill Kovalev, visitor:
"I was even wondering whether his last works that are against the special military operation would be here. I think it would be correct to ask ourselves whether we need all this, so that we think of it. Banksy suggests many things to us, especially in the new works he did. I even think his new works are missing here. They could have been added."

21. Various of visitors taking photos of replicas
22. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Maria Potapova, visitor:








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