Graffiti is, by its nature, an art that originated from the streets, a counter-culture of sorts. No one pays to see a graffiti. It's everywhere. And that is why graffiti is often used by activists and urban poor communities to voice out their concerns and their anger. This act of commercializing graffiti must be appalling to Banksy as a street artist. I believe he meant that there are things meant to be consumed without being bought and one of them is graffiti. And when one studies labor and alienation, not everything that is up in the market has the full consent of the owner.

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