Banksy
An artwork by Banksy was appraised in 2010 in Greece for up to €60,000 but 14 years later it was sold in London for… €1.850.000
One of the few original works by famed street artist Banksy, titled “Go Flock Yourself“, was brought to Athens by Kapopoulos Fine Arts. This work, a dynamic mixture of oil and spray paint on metal, measuring 90×90 cm, was first shown in Greece in 2010.
Banksy: London zoo removes his latest artwork
The artwork at the zoo depicted a gorilla holding part of a roll that allowed birds and a sea lion to escape.
London Zoo announced that it removed Banksy’s artwork on Friday night to preserve it and to restore the zoo’s entrance to full functionality after visitors flocked to see it for five days last week. It was replaced with a replica and a sign that read, “Banksy woz ere.”
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Banksy: Monkeys are the subject of the Artist’s new work in London – The third in three days
Banksy has posted a photo of yet another piece of art he created in London.
This is the third piece in a new animal-themed collection, depicting monkeys. It is the third composition of black figures since Monday, for which the Bristol street artist has claimed credit.
Banksy: A goat is his new artwork on a London building – See photos
Banksy confirmed that a new mural featuring a goat perched on a high spot is his latest work.
The graffiti, located on the wall of a building near Kew Bridge in Richmond, southwest London, shows the goat looking down, while it appears that stones are falling from where the animal is perched.
France's mystery 'Invader' marks cities with art
For the Paris Olympics, it could almost be a new sport: Score points by hunting down mosaics that a mystery artist who calls himself "Invader" has cemented to walls across France's capital, the world and even had carried aloft to the International Space Station.
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Boots, Banksy, piano: Elton John puts items up for auction
Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's in New York, including monogrammed silver leather platform boots, a grand piano and a triptych by street artist Banksy.
Most of the items come from John's former home in Atlanta, a condo on Peachtree Road that was recently sold, the auction house said on Jan. 11.
Farmhouse with Banksy artwork demolished
A 500-year-old farmhouse, with a Banksy mural on its side, was demolished in the seaside town of Herne Bay in Kent, England, on March 14, according to a post from the artist's Instagram account published the following day.
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French court convicts 8 for stealing Banksy from Paris attack site
A French court has convicted eight men for the theft and handling of a Banksy painting paying homage to the victims of the 2015 attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.
Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants
Hundreds of people lined up on Dec. 11 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.
Milan train station hosts 'World of Banksy'
Milan's central train station plays host from Dec. 3 to a "World of Banksy", featuring reproductions of provocative works by the British street artist in something akin to their original real-world settings.
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