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Banksy hacks the art world.

Art Attack

First he turned back alleys into galleries. Then he hacked the MoMA and the Met. Meet Banksy, the most wanted man in the art world.

By Jeff Howe

It’s noon in London, and self-described “art terrorist” Banksy is preparing for his next installation. “I’ve created a cave painting,” he says. “It’s a bit of rock with a stick man chasing a wildebeest and pushing a shopping cart.” The next day, Banksy carefully hangs his work - called Early Man Goes to Market and credited to “Banksymus Maximus” - in Gallery 49 of the venerable British Museum, accompanied by a few sentences of explanatory text. He does this without the knowledge or consent of museum officials; they learn about the latest addition to the collection only after Banksy announces it on his Web site.

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