Antics Roadshow

Thursday, March 27

7:30 PM

DFAB Room 131

The second film this semester in our Art That Moves series is Antics Roadshow, a 40-minute TV special that was released on the BBC in 2011.  Banksy, the film's director, is arguably the world's most famous (and infamous) street artist.  Over the past two decades, he has managed to maintain his anonymity, with only a select few people aware of his true identity.  This film, narrated by Kathy Burke, takes a look at famous pranks and acts of activism which have become iconic.  The film follows the work of activist artists and public pranksters such as The Yes Men, Pincess Hijab, and Noël Godin--among others--who call attention to the pretensions of authority figures, racial and cultural disparity, and inequality through notorious public spectacles, acts of vandalism, and public art projects, all infused with a sense of humor and irony.

Please join us Thursday night, March 27, at 7:30 PM in DFAB Room 131 (The Humanities Room) for what promises to be a silly time with a serious message.