{"product_id":"banksy-smiley-grim-reaper-wrong-war-cardboard-placard-london-iraq-march-2003-painted-both-sides-9955","title":"Banksy Smiley Grim Reaper Wrong War Cardboard Placard, London Iraq March 2003, Painted Both Sides","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA cardboard placard, 95 by 69 cm, with the hooded reaper and his yellow smiling face, recorded as carried on the London march against the Iraq war in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reaper stands in black on plain brown board, scythe in hand, his face replaced by a bright yellow smiley, with Wrong War stencilled beneath. A printed sticker on the front announces the demonstration of Saturday 15 February 2003 at noon on the Embankment. The reverse is lettered by hand in red paint with the words Blood on your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStencilled placards were handed to marchers that day and most were thrown away by evening. This one is recorded as bought from a gallery in the United States. Its two painted sides set it apart, and it can be framed to show either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe March of February 2003\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe armed helicopter wearing a bow, known as Happy Choppers, dates from the months when Britain marched against the invasion of Iraq. With the words Wrong War beneath it, the image was carried on placards through London in 2003 and has remained one of the defining pictures of that protest. The march of 15 February 2003 was the largest political demonstration in British history, and the cardboard placards made for it are among the few works by the artist that were meant to be carried rather than left on a wall. Cardboard is a fragile carrier, and survivors with their stickers intact are uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smiley Grim Reaper, Wrong War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupport:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corrugated cardboard, 95 x 69 cm (37.4 x 27.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spray paint and stencil, hand lettering in red to the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded history:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, 15 February 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Period demonstration sticker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreases, soft corners and handling marks, as expected of a board carried on a march.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sticker is present and legible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is offered as a street work by the artist on the strength of its recorded history, the marks it carries and the papers shown in the photographs. Pest Control, the office that speaks for the artist, does not certify works taken from the street, and no certificate from that office accompanies it. Collectors who wish to examine the history in full, or to arrange an independent opinion, are invited to write to the Desk before buying. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan in a rigid case and sent insured by express freight; because of its size the delivery charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. 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