Ronzo does a Banksy

On the day of the official release of Banksy's new film Exit Through the Gift Shop, a London street artist has posted a short film about his new exploits in the city, called Pity of London.


Ronzo's Pity of London - Part 1

The artist Ronzo's vimeo site says: "The 'City of London' statue is a dragon sculpture marking the boundaries of London's financial district since centuries. The 'Pity of London' statue is a sculpture of 'Crunchy - The Credit Crunch Monster' munching on a pound coin. It marks the home of the credit crunch." Really neat idea. See more pictures of the Credit Crunch Monster here.  Seems Ronzo made them to celebrate the end of the recession here. Let's hope so. I've never even noticed the City of London dragons before either.

Maybe this little film will start a new craze for street artists to document their work before the councils and whoever else get rid (I've just been on a filming course if anyone needs a hand...).

As for Exit Through the Gift Shop. See it as soon as you can. It's the hilarious true tale of how Banksy and other established street artists unwittingly helped create a Frankenstein/ Dr Evil type street artist with very little talent or imagination. Or filming skills for that matter.

I was lucky enough to go to a preview screening off Leake Street (where the Cans festivals were) under Waterloo this week. Best cinema ever with crumbling walls, old fashioned red velvet seats on tiers so everyone had a perfect view, the tube rumbling underneath, booze and popcorn sold from an icecream van and original Banksy artwork all round. Plus the opportunity to graffitti the walls on your way out. Very cool.

*thanks to LDN and Londonist who tweeted about Ronzo's film.