CHRIST WITH SHOPPING BAGS
2004
About This Work
Banksy’s *Christ with Shopping Bags* fuses sacred iconography with the visual punch of street art, presenting a crucified figure burdened not by sin but by consumer goods. Executed in the artist’s signature stencil technique with sparing, high-contrast colour, the work exploits the immediacy of public-address imagery while retaining the precision of graphic design. The shopping bags—bright, branded stand-ins for desire—recast martyrdom as a contemporary ritual of consumption, critiquing the commodification of faith, identity, and dissent. Both provocative and accessible, this Banksy artwork sits at the nexus of urban art, political satire, and Pop-inflected appropriation, remaining sharply relevant to debates around capitalism, spectacle, and the ethics of modern worship. Edition of 150 signed
About the Artist
Perhaps the most famous figure in street art working today, Banksy is known for urban interventions that demonstrate irreverent wit and a biting political edge. Enhancing his mystique by maintaining an anonymous identity, the artist has modified street signs, illegally printed his own currency, and ...
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