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Well Hung Lover, the first legal street art in Great Britain, has been vandalized many times since its inception in 2006. This is a list of damaged or destroyed works of guerrilla art created by Banksy, which have been removed from their original locations or otherwise damaged or destroyed. Banksy is an England-based street artist.
The painting is an adaptation of Banksy's 2002 mural Girl with Balloon, rare as a unique work rather than a print. It was given by Banksy to a friend shortly after the "Barely Legal" exhibition in 2006. [5] Banksy has said he prepared the self-destruct mechanism at this time in case the work was ever put up for auction. [6]
The partially shredded work has been given a new title, Love is in the Bin, and it was authenticated by Banksy's authentication body, Pest Control Office Ltd. Sotheby's released a statement that said "Banksy didn't destroy an artwork in the auction, he created one", and called it "the first artwork in history to have been created live during an ...
Known for his street art and subversive style, Banksy put one of his paintings through a shredder during an auction 3 years ago. It's worth even more now.
Back then, Banksy still existed mostly in the world of street art and tabloid speculation about his identity. His work peppered the walls of east London and he showed at the gaudy Lazarides ...
A mural painted by Banksy which first appeared not long after Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) has been destroyed after the building it was painted on was knocked down.. The artwork ...
Spy Booth was a 2014 artwork by Banksy in Cheltenham, England. [1] The piece has been seen as a critique of the global surveillance disclosures of 2013. [2]In 2014, Robin Barton and Bankrobber London helped with the preservation of the artwork, [3] and attempted to broker the removal and sale of the piece.
Two men were arrested in London this weekend, suspected of stealing a new Banksy art installation on the very same day that it was unveiled. The work, featuring three drones overlaid on a traffic ...