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Art x Craft | Banksy Opens The GrossDomesticProduct™ Homeware Store

After his unauthorized installation during Venice Biennale 2019, Banksy has bigger plans in store. He is looking to set up shop during the upcoming Frieze London festivities, doing so with a spontaneous pop-up. The artist took to the Croydon neighborhood of South London, setting up the GrossDomesticProduct™ homeware store. The pop-up store replicates the exterior and interior displays of an antique shop. However, the store’s shelves are filled with home decor such as derelict love seats and throw pillows embroidered with the phrase “Life’s Too Short.”

Select paintings are seen throughout, such as his ‘Flower Thrower,’ which comes mounted with an ornate frame. The display also includes a television screen that features his ‘Season’s Greetings’ 2019 mural. One of the many highlights is Stormy’s Union Jack vest from Glastonbury. According to the Belfast Telegraph, the artist opened the shop after a legal battle with a greeting card company. Banksy spoke to the news outlet. The artist stated: “A greetings cards company is contesting the trademark I hold to my art, and attempting to take custody of my name so they can sell their fake Banksy merchandise legally”. He added, “I think they’re banking on the idea I won’t show up in court to defend myself”. Passersby will be able to visit the store for the next two weeks, though its doors will never open.

Inside The Banksy GrossDomesticProduct™ Homeware Store

Banksy also stated that “The proceeds from these products will go towards buying a new migrant rescue boat to replace the one confiscated by Italian authorities.” He went on to say, “So you may well be committing a criminal offence [sic] by purchasing them.”

Take a look inside the shop in the video below and head over to Banksy’s dedicated website for the shop here. Keep it locked here to The Culture Curators for more from the art world coming soon.

Photos via Banksy

Written by Jesse James

Author, Audiophile, Style connoisseur, & Sneakerhead. Passionate for life and happiness!

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