Screenprint in limited edition in 500 works in all the world. The work belongs to the Barely Legal Prints set, is provided with the certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control. 76x114cm
Applause, 2006
The Banksy’s Applause is a color screen print on paper, edition 55/500 of 2006. This artwork Applause belongs to the Barely Legal Prints set that was first shown in 2006 at the Barely Legal Show in Los Angeles.
All the artworks belonging to the Barely Legal set are unsigned and Banksy replicated each print in 500 exemplars. The works of the Barely Legal set are sold all together.
What is Banksy ‘Applause’ print Meaning? As in other artworks by the famous street artist, also the screen print Applause, Banksy includes a social and political thought.
This time the criticism is directed towards the attempt of the media to turn war into entertainment.
Criticism is emphasized by the red “Applause” inscription on the sign: the media invite viewers to watch the news from home, clap their hands and have fun for the start of the show.
Just as art portrays life, so life becomes an artistic fiction.
Banksy’s Applause artwork highlights the trivialisation of serious problems such as military ones.
War, violence and aggression have become a form of play and the public can look at them passively.
Desensitization on topics such as violence and armed conflicts has made the Western world unable to protect and preserve innocence.
