A black-and-white leopard walks out in front of a wheeled cage whose bars form a barcode, with a gap in the bars behind it.

Banksy, Barcode, 2004

Artwork size 19 7/10 × 27 3/5 50 × 70

EditionEdition of 150

Signature and impression Hand-signed by artist

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Thou Art

The barcode becomes a cage from which a leopard emerges. This transformation of a familiar retail symbol can be read as an image of escape from consumer culture.

Materials: Screenprint
Size: 19 7/10 × 27 3/5 in | 50 × 70 cm
Rarity: Limited edition
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Frame: Not included
Publisher: Pictures on Walls

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About the artist

Banksy

British, b. 1974

Banksy is an anonymous British artist whose stencilled images first appeared on the walls of Bristol in the 1990s before spreading to London and to cities around the world. His work pairs a blunt graphic style with pointed commentary on war, policing, consumer culture, surveillance and the art market itself. The authenticated screenprints, released in signed and unsigned editions through Pictures on Walls and later…