A couple summers back, I was in London working on a documentary, when my buddy, Paul Pilot, and I came across this piece of street art in a tunnel filled with graffiti.  At the time, I figured the “life is beautiful” text had been added separately to the shot of Madonna & Britney making out.  I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition, so I took a pic of it and hadn’t given much thought to the matter until I saw the image appear in the documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, which I just watched last week.

This film, directed by the phenomenal street artist, Banksy, is one my favorites of 2010.  It’s nearly impossible to describe this wormhole of a tale of art inspiring art inspiring commerce, so I’ll just say that you should see it, if you haven’t already.  There are those that question whether the whole thing is a farce, but I can’t even begin to imagine how that could be.  But if it is, I think that would make me admire the film all the more…