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Fairey: Banksy Film Real, I Swear

April 19, 2010 by Marion Maneker

Shepard Fairey was caught in an unbelievably ill-considered lie in the battle over his use of an image of Barack Obama in his famous “Hope” poster. Now a writer for Vanity Fair thinks Fairey invoking god is anything but an ironic statement. The street artist was appealed to vouch for the veracity of Banksy’s new movie:

I asked Fairey directly whether Mr. Brainwash was a hoax devised by Banksy. “I swear to god that’s not the case,” he said. “Banksy may not want me to say that but no, it’s not.”

Shepard Fairey Swears to God the Banksy Movie is Not a Hoax (Vanity Fair)

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