

BLUR Out of Time CD (bookend set)
2003
CD

Before a trip to Australia with fellow British artist Ben Eine in early 2003, Banksy was approached to create the artwork covers for Blur’s upcoming release of their Think Tank album. This included creating the art for the band’s singles released in April that year, including ‘Out of Time’.
Like the ‘bus stop’ lithograph poster displayed in this show, the image for these CD covers feature a wind-up couple, with a male character toasting the fact the female character is face down on the table. It appears she may have been knocked out or poisoned by the wine she has been drinking, as the glass lays smashed on the floor. Or maybe, she has just eventually wound down. This same image was used on the vinyl LP and some worldwide CD single releases, with the flower coloured in red or blue – depending on which way the image faces.
The UK single was released on 14.04.03.



