{"id":4071,"date":"2011-03-02T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T17:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2011-03-15T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T13:43:07","slug":"du-du-dualitybanksy-vs-shadowman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2011\/03\/02\/du-du-dualitybanksy-vs-shadowman\/","title":{"rendered":"~DU DU DUALITY\/BANKSY VS SHADOWMAN !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBANKSY\/WHERE’S HOLLYWOOD\/IMAGE COURTESY\/GRAFITTERS<\/a><\/p>\n

well . . . that about says it all. no more words, necessary, except maybe – amen.<\/p>\n

and, going nowhere fast – unless of course – you count in Charlie Sheen . . . <\/p>\n

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\nBANKSY\/DUALITY\/IMAGE COURTESY: GRAFITTERS<\/a><\/p>\n

one of the most interesting aspects of Banksy’s work is his: duality !!
\nvisually: its found most simply in his ability to marry realist stencil work – with free form gestures . . .
\nstreet-wise: its his ability to marry social commentary – on property not belonging to him – and come up smelling roses. as opposed to thug. or vandal.
\nmovie-wise: of course the stroke of brilliance regarding his film – ‘EXIT FROM THE GIFT SHOP’ – was how he turned around a documentary on himself<\/em> – to one that featured the original doc – archival cameraman\/would be filmmaker\/documentarian – THIERRY GUETTA – aka MR BRAINWASH – as the artist. and the turn around – wasn’t that hard to follow, either. in fact – it was huge fun. everybody got the joke !! <\/p>\n

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\nBANKSY RAT\/IMAGE COURTESY: BookFreeq<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nBANKSY RAT\/IMAGE COURTESY:GRAFFITERS<\/a>\/ORIGINAL SOURCE APPEARS TO BE: UNURTH<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nRICHARD HAMBLETON, NOVEMBER 2009, NYC. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH\/artloversnewyork.com<\/p>\n

now, I don’t have a photo of BANKSY, but I do have some (recent) pix of RICHARD HAMBLETON aka the SHADOWMAN . . .
\nas yes, some people do call him: THE RAT !!
\nhe surfaced at VLADIMIR’S art event of last year – on the LOWER EAST SIDE.<\/p>\n

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\nRICHARD HAMBLETON. NOV 2009. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

he surfaced like some latter day MARAT – out of the sewers – of drug use and extreme hardcore lifestyle – to put it mildly – just like a rat !!
\nthe proverbial inner city rat. some people might call that: crackhead in short – streetwise parlance.
\nyou couldn’t really say Richard has the same depth of intellectual range or talent as Banksy – but if Banksy paints the inner city rat – Richard Hambleton – is the rat – and that’s enough duality for me !!
\nand hey, read on – I’m not hating on him !!
\nI’m starting to see that as a big YES !! YES on the street cred & authenticity . . yes – on the dark side of the moon. <\/p>\n

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\noff and running – back into the shadows of the night.
\nRICHARD HAMBELTON, NOV 2009. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

now don’t get me wrong.
\nI never really got into Hambleton’s work – until I witnessed the OSCARS of 2011. when a light when on.
\nbriefly put:
\nwhen things are really bad – and even Banksy statements – no matter how succinct – seem like a happy pill – maybe, just maybe – you really do need a real inner city cartpetbagger – a true night time stalker !! to take the world down – !!<\/p>\n

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\nRICHARD HAMBELTON, NOV 2009. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

THE SHADOWMAN returns to the – dark side. the dark anonymity of the night time city streets. the mean streets . . . the dark side of the street. where the evil – truly lurks. <\/p>\n

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\nARTWORK BY RICHARD HAMBELTON aka THE SHADOWMAN\/IMAGE COURTESY: MIX206<\/a><\/p>\n

of course his work, through pretty much one dimensional visually, and all pretty much the same – does have its own half-witted duality.
\nhis dancing in-the-flames gypsy-like cowboys and hardcore street denizens – are dancing. in the flames.
\nget it ?<\/p>\n

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\n5 RIVINGTON ST, EAST STOREFRONT just off the BOWERY, LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC – PHOTO: NANCY SMITH, NOV 2009.<\/p>\n

5 RIVINGTON ST – EAST STOREFRONT: now home to THIERRY GOLDBERG GALLERY – this used to be a hardcore artists’ storefront – first RICHARD HAMBELTON’S – when he was as the peak of being – THE SHADOWMAN – and, of course FORREST GUMP of the artworld, that I am – don’t ask, just go figure – – you know just like that woman who knit all the way through the FRENCH REVOLUTION while MARAIS took hot baths – as Paris burned – – it was I who lived there next, with SIMON CERIGO and our 2 small children – Kate and Theo . . . <\/p>\n

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\n5 RIVINGTON – THE DOOR TO THE 5 STORY MULTIPLE DWELLING. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH, NOV 2009.<\/p>\n

RICHARD HAMBELTON sublet it to us – in 1987 – and we promptly put a concrete wall up -in place of the plate glass storefront window.
\nit was a rough and wild frontier at the time. drug wars on the roof !! battle-scared and sleazy disease-ridden 2 dollar hookers on the corners. idiots OD-ing outside – on the sidewalk night and day. (but we had a beautiful garden, goldfish pond and all – in the backyard !!)
\nand Jean Michel lived just around the corner.<\/p>\n

so the story is: RICHARD took our money for the rent – something like $400\/mo. !! – but never gave it to the landlord.
\nwhat else do you expect from a true prince of the night.<\/p>\n

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\n5 RIVINGTON – TODAY, WITH THE GATE – DOWN. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

and it put us at serious jeopardy. the landlord threw eviction notices at us – and we ended up in landlord tenant court.
\nbecause of course Richard was nowhere to be found – to set things right. and I guess he didn’t have the dough, anymore either.
\nbut funny thing is:
\none: NYC courts don’t take kindly to families, even artist families – (never mind without ‘documentation’ – a story for another day) – with small children being evicted for such nefarious goings-on . . .
\ntwo: turns out long story short – the storefront didn’t have the proper C. of O. (certificate of occupancy) to rent out as residential – and we were in landlord tenant court for 8 years – all the while living there rent-free – til the landlord paid us $50,000 to get out.<\/p>\n

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\nthe ‘5’ at the top of the -notorious – door. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

so I’m thinking, all in all – hey, maybe Richard wasn’t such a bad guy after all . . . ??!!<\/p>\n

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\n5 RIVINGTON ST – BUZZER. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH <\/p>\n

on the left you can see the original buzzer – it hasn’t changed in all the these years – over 20, almost 24 yrs. !! <\/p>\n

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\n5 RIVINGTON ST. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

its frozen in time – a veritable cultural artifact !!
\nand probably broken just like it was, even back then. <\/p>\n

I say – artifact<\/strong> – because . . . <\/p>\n

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\n5 RIVINGTON ST\/BUZZER UP-CLOSE. PHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

R. HAMBELTON<\/strong> – is still – !! – listed as the occupant of APT # 1 !! <\/p>\n

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\nTHE NEW AGE – !! – IMMIGRANT – LOWER EAST SIDE – ‘ARTIST’ FAMILY of the EAST STOREFRONT – 5 RIVINGTON ST.
\nLOWER EAST SIDE. NYC \/1990. PHOTO BY NANCY SCOT ROBINSON.<\/p>\n

SIMON CERIGO and NANCY SMITH – the scribbler of these pages – with KATE & THEO . . . ca. 1990.
\nand yeah, pretty much if you are gonna resurrect RICHARD HAMBELTON, I guess eventually, you’re gonna have to resurrect SIMON – the first T-SHIRT & HARDCORE POSTER COLLAGE ARTIST !! – and his pal, the incredibly talented artist & photographer – DAN ASHER & I guess, when finality finally does come push – to shove – ME !!<\/p>\n

SO FILE UNDER: what goes around comes around – or – HA. what’s mightier ?
\nhe holds the gallery lease – or he who has the poetic voice ?
\nthe du du duality of NYC – 2011. in a nutshell. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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