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Cape Town - Rivalry between two famous international street artists has been taken to the next level, with the release of a new viral video which appears to have been shot in South Africa.
The short video was posted on the South African entertainment blog Don’t Party and shows footage put together by "Team Robbo" which openly mocks famous anonymous street artist Banksy.
The video seems to be set in South Africa as one scene features a wad of R100 notes changing hands.
The rest of the video pokes fun at Banksy’s involvement in a film titled Exit through the Gift Shop. The film has been branded a “faux documentary” by The Guardian (UK) that follows a man's pursuit to meet the elusive Banksy and shows the mysterious artist at work.
Team Robbo's video ends with a view of a large "King Robbo" piece which seems to be painted on a South African street. The exact location of the piece has not been confirmed.
Robbo and Banksy have been involved in a feud since December 2009, when the Sunday Times Online reported that Banksy spray-painted one of his own pieces over an iconic piece by Robbo in London. Robbo is known for initiating the "tagging" revolution in London during the 1980s.
The short video was posted on the South African entertainment blog Don’t Party and shows footage put together by "Team Robbo" which openly mocks famous anonymous street artist Banksy.
The video seems to be set in South Africa as one scene features a wad of R100 notes changing hands.
The rest of the video pokes fun at Banksy’s involvement in a film titled Exit through the Gift Shop. The film has been branded a “faux documentary” by The Guardian (UK) that follows a man's pursuit to meet the elusive Banksy and shows the mysterious artist at work.
Team Robbo's video ends with a view of a large "King Robbo" piece which seems to be painted on a South African street. The exact location of the piece has not been confirmed.
Robbo and Banksy have been involved in a feud since December 2009, when the Sunday Times Online reported that Banksy spray-painted one of his own pieces over an iconic piece by Robbo in London. Robbo is known for initiating the "tagging" revolution in London during the 1980s.
Robbo hit back by returning to the site and painting the words “King Robbo” in giant script over Banksy’s work, making it seem as though Banksy’s own painted figure was saying the words.
* Watch the video here.
