<p>‘ This is a fascinating portrait that elicits admiration for a man who, despite his increasingly unconvincing efforts to retain some shreds of his vandal status, has had an undeniable impact on art’ </p> <p>‘ Ellsworth-Jones casts a detailed and enthusiastic eye over all aspects of Banksy’ s career, from the Bristol graffiti scene where he first experimented in the 1980’ s, through the development of Banksy’ s trademark stencilled style, to his growing audacity and success and the controlling and sophisticated publicity and business machine of today’ </p> <p>‘ A fascinating history of a wholly likeable art phenomenon’ </p> <p>'Ellsworth-Jones writes perceptively about the "ethical dilemmas" created by Banksy's marketing techniques, yet still communicates the excitement of a "treasure hunt" for traces of his work in the scruffier purlieus of London’ </p> <p>'A credible and intelligent portrait of a unique artist, reluctant capitalist and control freak struggling to preserve his own myth and maintain his outsider status’ </p> <p>'Britain's unlikeliest national treasure'</p> <p>'a relentless following of the money, and the exploration of the tortured interface between art and commerce'</p> <p>'An admirer yet also an accomplished investigative reporter, [Will Ellsworth-Jones] casts a detailed and enthusiastic eye over all aspects of Banksy's career'</p> <p>'don't miss!'</p> <p>"Not an unmasking but an investigative look at the street’ s extraordinary rise from Bristol graffitist to lucrative ‘ national treasure’ - and all the contradictions that entails” </p> <p>'a joy to read'</p> <p>'impressed by this measured account of his career'</p> <p>'pacy account of street-artist Banksy's rise to fame'</p>