Pulp Fiction (Banksy) Explained
Pulp Fiction is a type of work by stencil graffiti artist Banksy. Instances of it depict the characters played by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, with their guns replaced by bananas.[1] A stencil graffiti work existed on a wall near the Old Street tube station in the City of London from 2002 to 2007.[2] Prints of the image had been sold for more than £1,000 on the original site.[3] A print of the Pulp Fiction stencil was sold for £10,600 in 2012.[4] On 24 November 2020 a signed print has fetched £125,000 at Tate Ward Auctions' "By Collectors for Collectors" event.[5]
Studio release
In 2004 a silkscreen print version of the motif was released by publishers Pictures on Walls consisting of a signed edition of 150 and an unsigned edition of 600.[6]
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Notes and References
- News: Supposing ... Subversive genius Banksy is actually rubbish. Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker. 22 September 2006. The Guardian. 5 February 2015. 2 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002181851/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/sep/22/arts.visualarts. live.
- News: Iconic Banksy image painted over. 20 April 2007. BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2015. 14 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161214082630/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/6575345.stm. live.
- News: Oops, was that a £300,000 mural we painted over? . 4 June 2024 . Evening Standard . 5 April 2012 . en.
- Web site: Banksy: primed and all set for take-off. Gleadell. Colin. 3 April 2012. The Daily Telegraph. 5 February 2015. 10 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011436/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/9181766/Banksy-primed-and-all-set-for-take-off.html. live.
- Web site: Banksy's Pulp Fiction Print Fetches Over $160K At Auction . 2 December 2020 . 2 December 2020 . 25 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125142613/https://luxuryes.com/2020/12/banksys-pulp-fiction-print-fetches-over-160k-at-auction/ . live .
- Web site: Banksy Pulp Fiction Meaning & History . 2023-07-26 . Andipa Editions . en.