Banksy says 200 fakes have been sold

Artist Banksy has issued a statement that over 200 art works supposedly by him are in fact fakes .Pest Control, the association set up by Banksy, said 89 street pieces and 137 screen prints have been falsely attributed to him. Pest Control does not authenticate street pieces because Banksy prefers street work to remain in … Read more

Banksy unmasked

The identity of anti-establishment artist Banksy has been a closely guarded secret until now, but new evidence from a Sunday newspaper investigation suggests that he is in fact Robin Gunningham, 34, a former pupil at the £9,240-a-year Bristol Cathedral School. Banksy rose to fame by using stencils to paint illegal grafitti images on public walls, … Read more

Banksy turns Michael Eaton into Jay Z

Banksy has produced a new image making Glastonbury organiser Michael Eaton look like rapper Jay Z. Eaton caused a controversy when he announced rapper Jay Z would headline Glastonbury this year . The black and white image shows Eavis squatting in the US singer’s customary pose with Jay Zeavis written above him. Local Dave Sebastian … Read more

New Banksy – from Blur to Bloomsbury auctions

The Banksy piece created for Blur is to go to auction in a sale of modern and contemporary art taking place at Bloomsbury Auctions on Thursday. ‘Lot 90: Banksy (b.1975) UNTITLED, 2003, spraypaint with stencil on concrete blocks, approx. 96 x 72in.’ price? ‘£30,000-£50,000.’ ‘Yes, it is a lot, and no, we’d never heard of … Read more

Banksy – Melbourne stole all the Aborigines pencils

Interesting interview on Australian radio RACHAEL :Â British artist Banksy is quoted saying that Melbourne’s laneways were arguably Australia’s most significant contribution to the arts since they stole all the Aborigines pencils. Would you agree with a comment like that? TRACEY AVERY: I think part of Banksy‘s comment implies that what graffiti provides is a … Read more

Banksy CCTV – new mural by Banksy

The latest work by controversial artist Banksy is a mural ‘One Nation Under CCTV’ painted next to a CCTV camera at a Post Office yard in the West End of London. Banksy said”We could have put prints up for sale and made a fortune, but that’s not what this is about. We wanted people to … Read more