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Banksy’s Valentine’s Day Mural Is Dark

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

The work, depicting a scene of domestic violence, was partially removed hours after it appeared in the English town of Margate.

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The Real Story Behind Banksy’s “Parking” Mural in LA

by Matt Stromberg September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

Much coverage of the upcoming sale of the building that houses the mural portrays it as a covert intervention into the urban fabric, but the reality, like most things Banksy, is more complicated.

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How Did a Banksy West Bank Mural End Up at an Israeli Gallery?

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 5, 2022August 5, 2022

The long-lost painting resurfaced at the upscale Urban Gallery in Tel Aviv, sparking the anger of Palestinians.

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Offshore Networks “Awash” In Art, Pandora Papers Reveal

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 6, 2022February 4, 2022

The investigation found 1,600 works traded through shell companies, including Banksy pieces bought by a London financier charged with tax evasion.

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Banksy Sold T-shirts to Fundraise for Activists Accused of Toppling Edward Colston Statue

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

The shirts, which feature an empty plinth and rope, have already sold out.

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Destroyed Banksy Work Sells For $25M, Shredding Estimates

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

The sale confirmed predictions that the painting’s unconventional backstory would only increase its value.

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Remember That Banksy That Self-Destructed? It’s Going Up for Auction

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 3, 2021September 3, 2021

“Girl with a Balloon,” which started shredding as soon as it sold in 2018, could fetch more than $8 million.

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Banksy Scaled the Prison That Once Jailed Oscar Wilde to Paint His Latest Mural

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 5, 2021March 7, 2021

Banksy confirmed the artwork in a clever video stitched together with a Bob Ross tutorial.

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“Aachoo!!”: Banksy’s Latest Coronavirus Commentary Appears in Bristol

by Hakim Bishara December 11, 2020February 4, 2022

After the mural appeared on the for-sale home, its owners swiftly took the house off the market to consider their next steps.

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Banksy Painting Sells for $10M, Surpassing Its High Estimate

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 22, 2020November 5, 2020

Banksy’s “Show Me The Monet” (2005), a riff on Monet’s paintings of his Japanese bridge in Giverny, has achieved the second-highest price ever paid for a work by the street artist.

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Banksy Loses Trademark Case to Greeting Card Company

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 17, 2020November 5, 2020

The European Union Intellectual Property Office ruled that the street artist, who remains anonymous, could not be identified as the unquestionable owner of his “Flower Thrower” stencil.

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EU Officials Ignored Calls for Help, Says Crew of Banksy’s Migrant Rescue Boat

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia August 31, 2020November 5, 2020

In a video about the rescue boat, which exceeded capacity this weekend and declared a state of emergency, Banksy says that EU authorities “deliberately ignore distress calls from ‘non-Europeans.'”

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