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The following is a list of works by Banksy. Banksy , active since the 1990s, is an England-based graffiti artist , political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.
Cave art hoax with accompanying exhibit label, hung on a wall in the British Museum, removed after two or three days and subsequently accessioned; in 2005. [1]Two works jetwashed away and a third work, of a boy holding a stereo and a teddy bear, the subject of legal action opposing its ablation by Hackney Council in order "to keep streets clean", in Dalston, London; in 2009.
In October 2019, a 2009 painting by Banksy entitled "Devolved Parliament", showing Members of Parliament depicted as chimpanzees in the House of Commons, sold at Sotheby's in London for just under £9.9 million. On Instagram, the artist said it was a "record price for a Banksy painting" and "shame I didn't still own it". [178]
Campaign to save building home to early Banksy art. Banksy's Girl with Balloon print sells for £80,000. Each time Banksy arrived at the youth club, he was greeted by dozens of eager kids.
The largest touring exhibition of authentic Banksy artworks in the world is coming to Chicago's West Loop this summer. 'The Art of Banksy' exhibit brings 80 rarely-seen works to Chicago's West ...
Bombing Middle England is a painting by graffiti artist Banksy. It is made of acrylic and spray paint on canvas, and depicts pensioners bowling with bombs in a manner reminiscent of Cinders McLeod's 1999 drawing Anarchic Granny. [citation needed] In 2007, it fetched £102,000 at Sotheby's, twice its estimated value of £50,000. This marked the ...
Banksy is a self-professed “art vandal,” with the artist’s public graffiti art being painted on walls and spaces that do not belong to him. [ 15 ] Banksy’s other vandalistic art projects have symbolized issues similarly to how Mediterranean Sea View 2017 addressed the migration crisis. [ 16 ]
Upload file; Search. ... Download as PDF; ... Bomb Hugger is a 2003 painting by graffiti artist Banksy . [1] In 2007, it sold for £31,200 at Sotheby's. [2] Print ...