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I tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in.

Banksy

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Banksy
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 28
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Artist
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Film Director
Graffiti Artist
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Political Activist
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Robert Banks
Robin Banks
Robin Gunningham
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