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When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.
Banksy
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Banksy
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 28
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Robert Banks
Robin Banks
Robin Gunningham
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