Shit, time flies. Sorry to keep people waiting. 2 mins...

How do I know when he's live? His website is dead.

thanks. like watching paint dry.

Went live, and no one really watched. Will start again now.

I'm not seeing the live stream even show up. 

Arrived back home late yesterday after a fairly manic 36 hours in Israel. Stayed one night in the Presidential Suite at the Walled Off with another forumite and two friends and it was absolutely fantastic. The hotel setting is exquisite, the art and the staff are all fantastic but as others have said, be under no illusions that Palestine is a place where there is still a lot of ongoing tension (we heard gunfire on the night we were staying and there were a lot of very recent spent tear gas cartridges on one of the roads a few mins from the hotel which we were told were due to Palestinians throwing stones at one of the watchtowers the night before).

Several of the Banksy pieces from 2005 and 2007 are still there - the dove in bulletproof vest and Stop & Search are both a few minutes walk from the hotel and the huge LIITA is a 10 min cab ride down to Shepherd's Field (it's hidden on the side of a car-wash so you will need to find a taxi driver who knows where it is). The chairs piece is quite battered now but still visible and there are also some great works by Blu and others close by.

The Palestinian people are lovely and speak very good English, taking the time to talk to you (we got invited by a local back to their place for tea, but declined as we had to get to the airport). The food is also very good (there was a fantastic restaurant called The Tent that we went to and it was exceptional).

We also went on the recommended tour that you can book through the website which was a 3 hour politically focused tour where the guide explained the history and current challenges that the Palestinians go through on a daily basis. This (along with the museum in the hotel) really hits home the message that Banksy is trying to convey with this project and I strongly recommend booking the tour as it really brought home the reality of the situation.

One additional recommendation I can make is to take the VIP transfer option from the airport to the hotel which you should get offered. A guy met us off the plane and we were fast-tracked through the airport and in the car 15 mins after getting of the plane. Israeli security on the way back however is legendary - you need to allow 3 hours between arriving at the airport and your flight and will be grilled as to where you have been and who with. My advise is just tell them you've been visiting the Holy Land.

Anyone else underwhelmed recently?

Don't get me wrong the announcement, the photos on the website, the buzz 20 days ago was pretty big.

And I'm sure going in person is incredible and powerful.

But for the 99% of art fans that aren't able to make the trip it's died down super fast.

Yes i think Wisky is too, that is all.

Kinda like Dismaland or Bristol Museum or Barely Legal or BOTI then.

It's a cruel, dark world.

Nope

Lol
It's the pot calling the kettle black !
Hypocrisy xxx

Again 🤔

Yeah.

Does anyone have any info on how it's viewed on the community. Are the people living there going to see it?