Banksy rules. There’s so much to-doodle about how he’s a sell out now that people like Angelina Jolie show up to his art openings to buy $150,000 statues. Since when is it a bad thing when an artiste manages to make a living from his or her work? In 1857 Paris, Banksy would have been king of the world! Drinking Krug out of the bosoms of young whorish models and such. Something Delacroix-ish like that.

Anyhow, here’s Shep Fairey (another “sell out” because he can feed his family) (or is he a sell out because they simply sell out of his t shirts at Urban Outfitters) interviewing Banksy in the newest Swindle. Which I rarely buy because it’s like $15 or something. Sheesh. Sell outs! Anyhow, Bansky comes off as a cocky badass, which is badass.

I never go to the openings of my shows, and I don’t read chat rooms or go on MySpace. All I know about what people think of my gear is what a couple of my friends tell me, and one of them always wants to borrow money, so I’m not sure how reliable he is.

Fairey & Banksy @ Swindle