What was the title of Banksy’s 2002 book of graffiti and stencil art?

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Banksy’s 2002 book of graffiti and stencil art was titled Existencilism.

Existencilism followed Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall, Banksy’s first book, which was published in 2001. Like the earlier volume, it presented images and text connected with the artist’s developing street-art practice.

The title plays on the word “existentialism” while referring to stencil art, a technique that became central to Banksy’s public work. Stencils allowed recognisable images to be reproduced quickly and consistently on walls and other surfaces.

The title is easy to confuse with Cut It Out, published in 2004, or Wall and Piece, published in 2005. Those are separate Banksy books from later points in the artist’s publishing career.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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