An iconic secondary market Banksy mural that was hacked off of a wall in London is to go under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions in LA. The auction house's Street and Contemporary Art Auction will take place November 14, 2018. Banksy's authentication board Pest Control...
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The Afterlife Of Michael Jackson In Pictures – Edward Lucie-Smith
When I first heard that the National Portrait Gallery here in London was planning to do an exhibition about Michael Jackson, the very famous but ultimately doomed African American pop star, I thought “Why in God’s name would they do that? How can Wacko Jacko’s name,...
Art Basel 2018 Round-Up Reports Buoyant Sales At Core Event
Art Basel Switzerland which is always an important barometer in the art market has reported that some of the world’s premier galleries experienced remarkable sales across all levels of the market. The fair in Basel closed on Sunday, June 17, 2018, amid reports of...
Banksy Super-Active In New York City Again – First Photos
It started with his rat clock piece (Top Photo) at 101 West 14th Street, moving on to his protest mural for Zehra Doğanon on the historic Houston Bowery Wall, where Keith Haring worked. Yes, it's confirmed Banksy is back super-active with a vengeance in NYC. Dogan was...
Banksy Mural In NY Highlights Detention Of Kurdish Artist Zehra Dogan
The Bristol-born Street Artist Banksy has unveiled a 20m high mural in New York to highlight the detention of Zehra Dogan, the Kurdish painter from Turkey. The artwork depicts a figure representing Ms Dogan behind bars with the final bar shown as a pencil, next to the...
Singapore Art Week: The Last Word – Paul Carter Robinson
Singapore is a vibrant hub at the best of times, but it doubles up as a key global centre for contemporary art, as the world focuses on Singapore Art Week. Over the period of seven days the city hosts a major international art fair, Art Stage Singapore as well the...
Basquiat Boom The Hero In His Own Play By Edward Lucie-Smith
The new Jean-Michel Basquiat show at the Barbican titled Basquiat: Boom For Real comes with a thumping big hardback catalogue published by Prestel. A luxurious tome of the kind you’d use to try to brain your rich auntie if you happened to be feeling a bit short...
Basquiat: Colour Blind Expressions Of A Society Unheard – The Barbican
Basquiat used what he knew was out there on the streets, the injustices towards black people... "Who is calling you back for the dead your blonde highlights sticky with blood!" is the first line of a poem Jane Doe killed by the police. It was inspired by the...
Pop Art from North Africa Explored In New Arab British Centre Exhibition
Pop Art from North Africa will put together for the first time and under the P21 Gallery roof, the artworks of fifteen creative individuals from North Africa who are all inspired by the Pop Art movement. Every country in the region is represented, including artists...
