Sarnath Banerjee, often touted as the country’s most famous graphic novelist, was one of just five artists invited by the Frieze Foundation to show public art works during the Olympics in London this summer. The 48 billboards, already up in parts of East London (click on “view slideshow” to see select images) and run in local newspapers, will spotlight that oft overlooked character in sporting history: the loser. Banerjee, who is based in Berlin, answered our questions about championing the underdog, method training for failure, and his thoughts on Anish Kapoor’s controversial Olympic sculpture.
