From my weekly breakdown of entertainment options at Comcast.net:
Exit Through the Gift Shop (in limited theaters)
Dudes who chiseled marble statues in Pompeii probably whispered that dudes who carved vases were sell-outs. This documentary shines the camera on a man whose mental oddities compel him to always shine the camera on everyone else. What he finds as he looks through the lens is a fascinating underground world of “street artists,” people who walk the fine line between graffiti and art, imposing their vision on walls throughout L.A. and the world.
Our Take: Once you get over the discomfort of watching people so sure of their own genius that they don’t think private property laws apply to them, the film sucks you into a world in which there are many posers among a few brilliant artists. A British artist, who goes by Banksy, has rightly achieved international fame. The surprising end of the film leads one to ruminate on the very nature of art and questions that cannot be easily answered. Or perhaps it’s just a huge case of sour grapes.
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