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Banksy: the Michelangelo of graffiti?

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Richard Dorment was disillusioned with street art's biggest star, but a new show reveals Banksy as an artist with real talent.

Banksy - arncha sick of him? The first few times I saw graffiti by the mystery man from Bristol, I was struck by his bitter wit and sure sense of design and scale. But unlike, say, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy's art didn't make the transition from public space to art gallery easily.

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