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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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 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 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...