Banksy: Brexit Mural Demolished Following Regeneration Project
A noteworthy Banksy mural, emerging in the aftermath of the controversial Brexit vote in the UK, met its demise
29 November 2023
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Banksy Prices Soar Five Years On From Sotheby’s Shredder Prank
It’s been five years since Banksy orchestrated one of the most sensational stunts in art history: the shredding of his celebrated painting, ‘Girl With Balloon’, at Sotheby’s in 2018.
4 October 2023
Banksy Declares War On Police Harassment, Brexit And Climate Change – GoMA – Clare Henry
Politics: It’s rare to see huge lines of families queuing outside a political event, unique if the politics are presented by a civic art gallery.
3 July 2023
Banksy Painting Congestion Charge Owned By Sir Paul Smith To Be Auctioned
A Banksy painting owned by the fashion designer Sir Paul Smith is to be auctioned at Bonhams. Congestion Charge (2004)
20 June 2023
New Banksy Mural Reduced To A Cloud Of Dust
Banksy created a new mural which appeared on the wall of a derelict farmhouse in the seaside town of Herne Bay, Kent
16 March 2023
Massive Street Art Exhibition Announced By Saatchi Gallery
One of the largest and most comprehensive ‘Street Art’ exhibitions will open this February at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea.
10 January 2023
Banksy Slams Guess Brand For Appropriating Flower Thrower IP
The elusive ‘Street Artist’ Banksy has lashed out at the American clothing retailer Guess on Instagram for stealing his well-known ‘Flower Thrower’ painting to sell jeans and hoodies in retail shops.
20 November 2022
Banksy Goes To Ukraine To Create His Latest Political Works
Seven striking new works by the elusive Street Artist Banksy have appeared on bombed-out buildings in Ukraine.
12 November 2022
Banksy Bataclan Sad Girl Eight Convicted Of Art Theft
Eight men have been convicted of stealing A Banksy artwork depicting a weeping woman that was taken from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.
23 June 2022
Banksy Spraycation Mural Sells For $2m – John Sainsbury Art Patron Dies – DCMS £30m Emergency Support For Culture
Banksy Spraycation Mural Sells Privately – John Sainsbury Art Patron Dies – DCMS £30m Emergency Support For Culture
17 January 2022
NFT Phishing Scam $2.2m Lost – Banksy Vandal Given Prison Sentence – Protected Status Granted For £1500 Caravaggio
NFT Phishing Scam $2.2m Lost – Banksy Vandal Given Prison Sentence – Protected Status Granted For £1500 Caravaggio
5 January 2022
Banksy Pledges Mural To Save Reading Gaol From Developers – Largest Vermeer Retrospective Announced By Rijksmuseum – Monumental Stonehenge Exhibition For British Museum
Banksy Pledges Mural To Save Reading Gaol From Developers – Largest Vermeer Retrospective Announced By Rijksmuseum – Monumental Stonehenge Exhibition For British Museum
7 December 2021
Banksy Shred Art Sells For Record £16m At Sotheby’s
A neo-dadaist painting by Banksy, which shredded itself at a Sotheby’s auction has sold for a record £16 million.
14 October 2021
Mr Brainwash Loves London But Is It Mutual? – Conversation With Oliver Malin
Mr Brainwash (Thierry Guetta) a cross between a Beaver and John Belushi in conversation with Oliver Malin ahead of his London show.
10 October 2021
Fake Banksy NFT Artwork Sold For $350k Was A Hack
Banksy has had his website hacked, resulting in the sale of a fake $336,000 NFT to an unsuspecting collector.
1 September 2021
Banksy Spraycation – East Coast Summer 2021 – How To Find Them
Banksy Spraycation Guide. How To Find Them in Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Cromer, Norfolk, Lowestoft and Oulton Broad in Suffolk
14 August 2021
Banksy Game Changer Raises £16.8m For NHS Charities
Banksy ‘Game Changer’ painting Raises £16.8m For NHS Charities At Christie’s in London
23 March 2021
Banksy Game Changer Mural Donated To The NHS Auctioned
A mural by the elusive Street Artist Banksy titled ‘Game Changer’ will go under the auction hammer at Christie’s
10 March 2021
Banksy Paints Escaping Oscar Wilde Mural For LGBTQ+ History Month
Banksy has confirmed that he was behind an artwork that appeared on a wall at HM Reading Prison earlier in the week.
5 March 2021
Banksy Hula Hoop Girl Removed And Sold From Nottingham Wall
The Banksy mural known as ‘Hula-hoop Girl’ that appeared on a residential street in Nottingham last October has been hacked from the wall.
17 February 2021
Is Banksy William Hogarth’s Successor? – Edward Lucie-Smith
The appearance of a new Banksy graffito in Bristol more or less confirms his position as the genuine top dog… Read More
12 December 2020
Aachoo! New Banksy COVID Mural Unveiled In Bristol
A new mural by the elusive graffiti artist Banksy has appeared on a house in Bristol. It depicts an elderly woman coughing her false teeth out
10 December 2020
60% UK Museums Facing Permanent Closure – Banksy vs The Bicycle Thief – Zaha Hadid Estate Settled
Museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK are facing a crisis due to the impact of Covid-19, with six in ten (60%) surveyed worried about their survival.
23 November 2020
Banksy’s Show Me The Monet Sells For £7.6m At Sotheby’s
Banksy’s Show Me The Monet Sells For £7.6m At Sotheby’s
22 October 2020
Banksy Launches Full Scale Refugee Rescue Ship
The elusive ‘Street Artist’ Banksy has put his money where his mouth is by funding a rescue boat to help save refugees in dangerous situations in the Mediterranean.
28 August 2020
Banksy: Stolen Bataclan Mural Found In Italy – Colston Statue Update
Banksy, Bristol’s international artist/influencer has suggested a plan which should appeal to both critics of the sudden removal and dumping of the statue of slave-trader Edward Colston and the protesters.
10 June 2020
Banksy Unveils New Painting Honouring George Floyd’s Memory
The elusive Street Artist Banksy has unveiled a new artwork inspired by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
6 June 2020
Banksy A Superhero’s Gift To Southampton General Hospital – Edward Lucie-Smith
Banksy has just lent a picture to the Southampton General Hospital. It will remain of view in a foyer near their emergency department on the third floor until the autumn but will then go to auction to raise funds for the National Health Service. Very generous of him.
7 May 2020
Banksy: My Wife Hates It When I Work From Home
A brand new installation by Banksy has appeared on his Instagram account. Aptly christened, ‘Rats, My Wife Hates It When I Work From Home’.
16 April 2020
Banksy Valentine Mural Confirmed On Instagram
A new artwork that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol yesterday has been confirmed as the work of the elusive street artist Banksy. The Banksy Valentine mural features a stencil-artwork of a girl firing a slingshot of red flowers made with spray-painted ivy. Banksy published picture of the work on his Instagram page at midnight on Valentine’s Day.
14 February 2020
Banksy: Devolved Parliament Chimp Painting Sells For £9.9m
The largest painting on canvas by the elusive street artist Banksy depicting the House of Commons populated with chimpanzees has sold
3 October 2019
Banksy Opens Croydon Pop Up Shop
A shop by the Street Artist Banksy has appeared overnight at an empty retail premises in Croydon.
1 October 2019