Robin Barton

ROBIN BANKSY is a thirty year romp through London’s art world seen through the eyes of its narrator a thirsty and ambitious fame hungry photographer turned art dealer. Hell bent on making mischief Robin accidentally finds himself pitched against the global phenomenon artist and activist BANKSY.

ROBIN BARTON is an art dealer and founder of the controversial art dealership 'Bankrobber' that specialise in the removal, restoration and sale of Banksy street works. Littered throughout this memoir are anecdotes and observations on how the ‘Art World’ was successfully hijacked by exiled City traders and turned into the money laundering ‘Art Market’ of today. All set against the background of a London of lost drinking dens and louche behaviour.

BACKSTAGE BOOKS is founded by two Mancunian deviant pop culture conquerors, the notorious fashion and rave promoter Anthony Donnelly and the inestimable chronicler of music memories Simon Spence. Together they have created the quintessential, intrepid 21st century rock 'n' roll publishing house, turning the narrative of iconic history into manifestos for this moment.

"God help us all the lunatics have finally built there own asylum." Anthony Donnelly, Gio Goi