Exit Through the Gift Shop rekalled...

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP is, perhaps, a documentary about the modern street art scene and it's biggest stars and how a new one is formed. Brought to us by Banksy; a world famous street artist know for his thought provoking stencil work, with footage shot by Thierry Guetta; a street art fan turned street art star. The film follows Thierry and his film everything obsession which overlaps his obsession with street artists. He eventually meets to 2 biggest stars whom are Banksy and Shepard Fairey of OBEY GIANT fame and is inspired to become one himself. The film plays as a bit of a history lesson of the street art scene and shows the major players and how one can evolve from simple graffiti to respected and financially profitable artist. While the film comes off as a documentary I feel that the film's true intention is to explore how easy one can manufacture an image and blur the lines of what art and who decides what art is valuable. I really enjoyed the film and the art is inspiring, I also enjoy the ambiguity of what the film is, it just makes you think and question how art is popularized. Highly recommended.