this hurts to read but only because i know it to be true of my work.pic.twitter.com/E43VmhcRwc
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Banksy is clever & funny & sharp enough that it often works. Very few artists are insightful enough social commentators that they can make it work, IMO.
One issue is that the artist needs to have world-class insight into the issue at hand. If they don't, they mostly just seem juvenile & unserious.