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Banksy's Disturbing Stuffed Animals Truck Roams New York
Leave it to Banksy to mix the cute and the cuddly with the totally disturbing. In the 11th work of his Better Out Than In exhibit happening on the streets
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Banksy unveils new pandemic-inspired art featuring rats in face masks
His latest work, titled “If you don't mask - you don't get,” is set in London's Underground and features spray-painted rats sneezing, wearing masks and using hand sanitizer.
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New Banksy artwork is inspired by George Floyd and supports Black Lives Matter
A wonderful message.
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Banksy's Fake Store Is An Attempt To Abuse Trademark Law To Avoid Copyright Law
You may have seen the headlines lately, saying that famed pseudonymous street artist Banksy was being "forced" into opening up a pop up store in London in order to secure a trademark and prevent "a greetings card company" from...
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Banksy shop appears in Croydon town centre
Stormzy's stab vest and a cradle surrounded by CCTV cameras appeared overnight at a shop in London.
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Banksy artwork buyer says shredded work worth even more now
The woman who bid $1.4 million for a print by renowned artist Banksy will go ahead with the purchase even though it was shredded just after it was auctioned. Strips were left hanging off the famous work from 2006, titled Girl With a Balloon, after the gavel went down at Sotheby’s last week. A video on social media later revealed that a shredding device was built into the painting to be activated if it were ever auctioned.
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Woman who bought shredded Banksy artwork will go through with purchase
The buyer of the Banksy print that was partially shredded immediately after its auction will go ahead with the £1m purchase amid claims that its value will have significantly increased following the self-destruction. The art world was left stunned when around half of Girl With Balloon, one of the street artist’s most famous stencil drawings, was reduced to ribbons by a shredder built into the frame after the hammer went down at Sotheby’s in London on 5 October.
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Banksy painting shreds itself after $1.4M sale at London auction
"It appears we just got Banksy-ed," said Alex Branczik, Sotheby's senior director and head of contemporary art.
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Banksy painting 'self-destructs' moments after being sold for $1.4 million
For an artist that's known for his stunts, this could be Banksy's most perfect art world prank. After the gavel fell Friday at Sotheby's auction house in London, Banksy's Girl with Balloon was reduced to shreds -- another apparent act in the disruptive career of the anonymous British graffiti artist.
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Banksy auction prank leaves art world in shreds
Canvas of Girl With Balloon passes through shredder in frame shortly after £1m sale
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Toronto police investigating after Banksy print stolen from west end
An original print by renowned street artist Banksy was stolen from an unauthorized exhibition of his works in Toronto, police said Thursday as they investigated the theft. The piece valued at $45,000 is believed to have been stolen over the weekend, according to police, who explained that officers were called to the “Art of Banksy” exhibition after gallery staff saw security video showing someone taking the print.
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Museum sold unauthorised Banksy prints
A museum in Banksy's home city has been caught selling a hugely popular print of one his artworks without permission. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery - which was once "taken over" by the elusive street artist - had been doing a roaring trade in its £5 prints of the Angel Bust, selling a copy every minute at one point.
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Banksy's hotel with 'the world's worst view' opens in Bethlehem
All of its 10 rooms face the controversial West Bank wall, and none receives more than 25 minutes of sunlight a day. True to style, British street artist Banksy's newest creation is thought-provoking.
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Banksy opens hotel in Bethlehem
It bills itself as the hotel with the worst view in the world. And it doesn't disappoint. Nearly every window from the Walled Off Hotel opens up to a 30-foot wall of concrete. It is the first ever hotel designed and financed by Banksy, the world-famous, but anonymous, graffiti artist. His mark -- already visible on the concrete wall outside the entrance of the hotel -- is even more evident in the 9 guest rooms and presidential suite.
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Tag, You’re It! Banksy Shows Softer Side, Makes Mural for Kids
Best known for biting political commentary and poignant artistic critiques, mysterious artist Banksy showed a somewhat friendlier side of his personality in gifting a mural to elementary students who named a building after him. Students at the Bridge Farm Primary School in Bristol, thought to be the anonymous street artist’s hometown, renamed several campus structures in a contest. Among the winners were Blackbeard, Cabot and Banksy.
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Banksy Depicts Steve Jobs as Syrian Refugee in New Work
Banksy created a series of new works at "the Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, France in an effort to remind nations to be more accepting of refugees. In one piece, the street artist depicted Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as a Syrian refugee; Jobs' biological father was born in Syria and studied at the University of Wisconsin.
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Banksy fans flock to Weston-super-Mare after Dismaland show rumours
Street artist may be preparing pop-up exhibition in seaside town. By Steven Morris.
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Graffiti artist Banksy highlights condition of people living in Gaza
The elusive graffiti artist Banksy has reemerged among Palestinian ruins to give his instantly recognizable stenciling style a meaningful backdrop. A politically charged travelogue of a war-ravaged neighborhood appeared on his YouTube channel late Wednesday with the title "Make this the year YOU discover a new destination.” The footage shows Palestinian civilians standing among the devastation of war as darkly satirical captions appear.
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