Buffalo Bill ?

From the Sincura Facebook page:


"We would like to thank the hundreds of people who attended, and the thousands of people who engaged in conversation about, the recent STEALING BANKSY? show in London.

Our goal was not to answer, but to ask, questions surround the legal, moral and social implication of the removal and sale or street art.

The true motives behind the show will be revealed on the stealingbanksy.com website on May 10th.

Both the Sincura Group, and the event patriarch, would like to thank you for engaging in this project - whether supporting or condoning the exhibition."


I'm guessing they'll claim it was a social experiment.

Fk Sincura.

Dear Press,

Following today's episode with the Telegraph newspaper, we have moved forwards the press announcement with regards the true motives behind the STEALING BANKSY? exhibition. Please find below our press announcement which is available for publish. We thank you for your support and wish you a wonderful bank holiday weekend.

If you would like to verify the project you can email the CEO of The Old London Underground Company , Ajit Chambers. You can email him at ajit.chambers@theoldlondonundergroundcompany.com or phone him on 07872103114

Regards
Tony

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The Sincura Arts Club would like to thank the hundreds of people who attended, and the thousands of people who discussed, the recent STEALING BANKSY? exhibition in London.
We can now reveal the truths behind the show. STEALING BANKSY? was never created as a sale of street art, and in fact many of the pieces displayed were not actually available for sale. What is more, those artwork made available had strict caveats placed on them - that upon purchase they would be donated back for public display, and that the proceeds from any sale would benefit local charities.
As a company we where approached at the start of this project to explore the feasibility of the creation of the world's first Street Art Museum in the heart of London. We believe strongly that street art is an important part of the modern day art movement and should be recognised as such. Established museums do not have budgets allocated for the preservation of such art and school curriculums shun the subject.
We were tasked to prove that there was a demand for this, for the artwork to remain on view, for the conservation of the art, and as a public debate. This is why we called the show STEALING BANKSY? with the goals to explore the social, legal and moral side of the sale of street art. Our goal was not to answer questions but to ask them to the general public.
The show saw a huge amount of public opinion, both good and bad, and proved that as a nation we do feel attached to this form of artwork. Our tours during the show where aimed at explaining the work we do and to engage the public for their opinions on the street art movement. And the positive feedback was tremendous.
As such we are in advanced negotiations with The Old London Underground Company to convert a disused London underground station into the first ever Street Art Museum in the world.
The Street Art Museum will be a working museum providing educational services to schools, showcasing preserved works, and highlighting up-and-coming artists. Much like the STEALING BANKSY? exhibition, the museum will support a number of local charities.
Much of the artwork on display at the STEALING BANKSY? will be donated back to the museum. We did not mean to pull the wool over people's eyes but we were under strict instructions by our event patriarch to operate the STEALING BANKSY? exhibition under the guise of it being a sale of popular street art. By showing the negatives we hoped the positives would shine through, which it did.
We do not claim that by running this event, and through our long term activities, we are above public opinion and criticism. However, we are actively working towards ensuring street art does become a recognised art form, that pieces are preserved and remain available for public view, and that the local community benefits from our actions.
We anticipate the London Street Art Museum to be open within 12 months and we thank the public for their engagement in this project.






Tony Baxter
Director

The Sincura Group
Proud Winners of Concierge Company of The Year 2013 - London Lifestyle Awards

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That is the most error-laden press release that I have ever seen. Very professional.

social experiment??

Now do they expect fat Boris Johnson and his whiffy mates to cough up taxpayers money to turn an old tube station into a museum of street art so tourists can pay to see street art hidden ina museum as opposed to street art in the Streets.

Which goes to show that a museum of street art is not needed.


Sincura is managing to really piss of people who like street art in a big way with their corporate mentality and their big expensive limousines and rich clients.

Wouldnt be at shocked to learn that the CEO of say......a group, had been initially influenced into an idea for a show similar to this one  by say..........a gallery owner or even a couple of gallery owners, that way they wouldnt end up looking daft.

Just wouldnt be shocked.

At all.

LOL.

Translation: "Shit, we couldn't sell anything and now have to find somewhere to store loads of concrete walls. Anyone have any ideas for a plan B?"


If there was ever to be a 'street art museum' in London, let's just pray that these c**t have nothing to do with it.