MBW

if you're walking through the city, chances are you've seen some of mr brainwash's "work".  he takes popular icons and puts some sort of twist to them.  like, spock turned into marilyn.  not knowing much about him, or street art in general, i decided to check out a show he was having in meatpacking.  i got there early with a few friends, and as a reward, MBW gave us a few prints.  awesome.  a few months later, banksy, another street artist, released a film called exit through the gift shop.  the movie documents a french thrift store owner and self proclaimed film maker who becomes obsessed with the underground world of street art. while documenting his obsession he decides to track down banksy. banksy agrees to be a part of his documentary, but when frenchie fails to produce a decent film, he himself becomes the subject of a film and you see how MBW is born. it's incredibly interesting, but really makes you question the validity of his work. i don't want to give too much away so... if it's playing near you, go see it.