Banksy painting expected to fetch more than $6m at UK auction
4 years, 2 months ago

Banksy painting expected to fetch more than $6m at UK auction

Al Jazeera  

‘Show Me the Monet’ is a satirical take on Claude Monet’s ‘The Water-Lily Pond’. A Banksy painting inspired by a Monet masterpiece is expected to fetch up to 5 million pounds at a livestream auction on Wednesday, at Sotheby’s in London. “It’s at that moment that Banksy the graffiti artist, the street artist, makes his transition from the streets to the hallowed world of the gallery scene,” Branczik told AFP news agency. pic.twitter.com/yPfnOP82v3 — Sotheby's October 21, 2020 Banksy, who has never revealed his identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world’s best-known artists. His mischievous and often satirical images include two policemen kissing, armed riot police with yellow smiley faces and a chimpanzee with a sign bearing the words: “Laugh now, but one day I’ll be in charge.” In 2018, his painting “Girl With Balloon” sold for 1 million pounds at a Sotheby’s auction, and was immediately partially destroyed by a shredder that the artist had concealed in the frame.

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Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London
4 months, 1 week ago

Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London

NPR  

Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London toggle caption Benjamin Cremel/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — Street artist Banksy has grabbed attention this summer with a spectacular series of London artworks that has delighted and confounded the city's residents and visitors alike. "The anti-establishment theme that's been so strong in a lot of Banksy's prints, a …

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye
4 months, 1 week ago

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye

BBC  

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye Private Collection Banksy, Crude Oil Jerry, 2003 As a string of new Banksy artworks spring up around London, an expert reveals the clues that unlock his art historical genius. Elisabetta Sirani, Nursing Madonna, 1663 / Banksy, Toxic Mary, 2003 Private Collection Banksy, Toxic Mary, 2003 National Gallery, Prague Elisabetta Sirani, …

Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London
4 months, 1 week ago

Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London

Hindustan Times  

LONDON — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed …

Banksy artwork stolen hours after unveiling: Explore the ongoing saga of stolen Banksy pieces
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Banksy artwork stolen hours after unveiling: Explore the ongoing saga of stolen Banksy pieces

Hindustan Times  

Yet another Banksy art piece has been removed from a satellite dish on top of a building in south-east London, just hours after it went on display. Man making off with the stolen Banksy piece The fourth image in an animal-themed series composed of silhouette compositions Banksy's art with its powerful social commentary and elusive nature, carries immense value culturally …

Banksy: Street artist sells prints for Ukraine
2 years ago

Banksy: Street artist sells prints for Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

Banksy has already acknowledged painting several murals in war-ravaged Ukraine, but now the British street artist is making a monetary contribution to Ukraine's near eight-month resistance against Russian invasion. "In Ukraine I saw a Legacy of War team sweep in and provide medical attention, heaters, fresh water and a friendly face to some very desperate people in a bombed out …

Banksy artworks appear on destroyed buildings in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Banksy artworks appear on destroyed buildings in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Anonymous street artist Banksy appears to confirm he is behind street art in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. British renowned street artist Banksy appears to have confirmed that he is behind artwork which recently appeared in Ukraine. Banksy, whose identity remains unknown, posted on Instagram on Friday evening pictures of street artwork on a destroyed building, captioned “Borodyanka, …

Banksy's long-lost painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv
2 years, 4 months ago

Banksy's long-lost painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv

Hindustan Times  

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed. Koby Abergel, an Israeli art dealer, reveals a painting by the secretive British graffiti artist Banksy that was mysteriously …

Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants
3 years ago

Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants

Hindustan Times  

People lined up Saturday in the English city of Bristol to get the latest work by elusive street artist Banksy — a T-shirt created to help four defendants charged over the toppling of a local statue of a slave trader. The gray shirt features the word Bristol above an empty plinth like the one on which the statue of 17th-century …

Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction
3 years, 2 months ago

Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction

Associated Press  

LONDON — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched almost 18.6 million pounds on Thursday — a record for the artist, and close to 20 times its pre-shredded price. When it last sold at Sotheby’s in October 2018, the piece was known as “Girl With Balloon.” Just …

Banksy's half-shredded artwork 'Love is in the Bin' could fetch over USD 5 million at auction
3 years, 3 months ago

Banksy's half-shredded artwork 'Love is in the Bin' could fetch over USD 5 million at auction

Hindustan Times  

A Banksy artwork that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for USD 1.4 million is up for sale again - at several times the previous price. Auctioneer Sotheby’s said Friday that ‘Love is in the Bin’ will be offered at a sale in London on October 14. Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s chairman of Modern and Contemporary Art, described ‘Love is in …

Banksy’s Whitehouse Rat auctioned off for €380,000 in Zwolle
3 years, 6 months ago

Banksy’s Whitehouse Rat auctioned off for €380,000 in Zwolle

NL Times  

A famous mural by British street artist Banksy was sold for 380 thousand euros at an auction in Zwolle on Wednesday. It was the largest work by the artist that has ever been offered for auction, a spokesperson for auction house Hessink's told RTV Oost reported. The mural named 'The Whitehouse Rat' stands over three meters tall and weighs more …

Banksy's Artwork 'Barely Legal' Parodying Demi Moore May Fetch Upto 3 Million Pounds at Auction
3 years, 9 months ago

Banksy's Artwork 'Barely Legal' Parodying Demi Moore May Fetch Upto 3 Million Pounds at Auction

News 18  

Nothing is off-limits for Banksy, not even making fun of a famous photograph by Annie Leibovitz depicting actress Demi Moore in a pregnant state. This two-meter-tall painting was first unveiled in 2006, ahead of Banksy’s first exhibition in the United States, titled “Barely Legal.” The street artist announced the event by pasting up promotional posters all over Los Angeles; the …

Banksy Artwork Burnt and Turned into Digital Token by Crypto Fans Fetches Rs 2.8 Crore in NFT Auction
3 years, 9 months ago

Banksy Artwork Burnt and Turned into Digital Token by Crypto Fans Fetches Rs 2.8 Crore in NFT Auction

News 18  

In some bizarre news, an original Banksy artwork titled ‘moron’ was burnt by a group of anonymous and self-proclaimed cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The group first used blockchain to turn the artwork into a ‘non-fungible token’ – a digital token that represents the original artwork. The 2006 artwork titled ‘Morons’ was created by Banksy in response to the exorbitantly high price a …

Did Banksy Scale London's Reading Prison Wall for his Latest Artwork? Fans Want to Know
3 years, 9 months ago

Did Banksy Scale London's Reading Prison Wall for his Latest Artwork? Fans Want to Know

News 18  

An artwork that has almost all the markings of acclaimed anonymous street artist Banksy’s handiwork has appeared on a wall of the Reading Prison in London. Calling the art a very compelling piece, Gough also said that the art might be Banksy’s way to lend his support for the idea of turning the former prison into the arts centre. ‍♂️ …

'Aachoo': Street Artist Banksy Confirms Sneezing Woman Artwork on Bristol Street is His Own
4 years ago

'Aachoo': Street Artist Banksy Confirms Sneezing Woman Artwork on Bristol Street is His Own

News 18  

A new street art work that appeared on the side of a semi-detached house in Totterdown in Bristol has been claimed by elusive graffiti artist Banksy as his latest creation. Vale Street is reportedly famous for an annual egg-rolling competition but now thanks to the new Banksy art mural, people will be flocking to it even more. Banksy’s identity, which …

Ironic Moment: Banksy Painting on Excesses of Consumerism to be Sold at Auction
4 years, 3 months ago

Ironic Moment: Banksy Painting on Excesses of Consumerism to be Sold at Auction

News 18  

The unlikely association of Banksy and Monet will soon be attracting the attention of art collectors from around the globe. Sotheby’s is preparing to sell “Show Me the Monet” by the British street artist as part of its Modernités / Contemporary auction, which will be streamed live from Paris and London on October 21. Dating from 2005, “Show Me the …

Banksy’s Show Me the Monet to go on sale next month
4 years, 3 months ago

Banksy’s Show Me the Monet to go on sale next month

Hindustan Times  

Auction house Sotheby’s on Friday announced it would offer British street artist Banksy’s well-known tribute to Claude Monet for an estimated £3-5 million at a live-stream auction next month. Artwork entitled "Show me the Monet" by the artist Banksy, is pictured during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house in London, ahead of the forthcoming 'Modernites/Contemporary' evening auction set to take …

Banksy Funds a Boat Covered in His Artwork to Rescue Migrant Refugees in the Mediterranean
4 years, 3 months ago

Banksy Funds a Boat Covered in His Artwork to Rescue Migrant Refugees in the Mediterranean

News 18  

After redefining heroes in his last artwork that showed healthcare and essential workers as the real heroes, it seems British street artist Banksy has decided to turn into one himself. The rebel street artist has funded a boat to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe from Africa, the Guardian newspaper reported. Named after French feminist anarchist “Louise …

Banksy Donates Migrant Crisis Paintings to Charity, to Sell Between 800,000 and 1.2 Million Pounds
4 years, 4 months ago

Banksy Donates Migrant Crisis Paintings to Charity, to Sell Between 800,000 and 1.2 Million Pounds

News 18  

London: Banksy, the acclaimed anonymous British street artist, has donated migrant crisis paintings showing life-jackets abandoned on a Mediterranean beach to charity. Titled Mediterranean Sea View 2017, the works are estimated to sell for between 800,000 pounds and 1.2 million pounds, the Metro newspaper reported on Sunday. The elusive artist took 19th century-style Romantic seascapes and added the abandoned life-jackets …

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