Banksy’s tribute painting to the NHS has sold at auction for a staggering £16.8 million with premium. The UK health service will receive almost all the money from Christie’s charitable sale, which set a new auction record for the anonymous graffiti artist.
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Bristolian locals were blown away in December 2020 when a Banksy mural of a sneezing woman appeared on a semidetached house in Totterdown. Now they have bid the elderly woman and her flying false teeth a fond farewell as it was announced the artwork is set to be auctioned online.
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An original Banksy art print has gone up in smoke, only to be replaced with a digital facsimile that was sold for an impressive $380,000 (£274,000). This is thought to be the first time a physical artwork has been replaced by a unique digital asset.
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Banksy’s popular hula-hooping artwork in Nottingham has been removed and sold for “six figures” to a collector from Essex. Disappointed residents are now circulating a petition to have the local attraction returned to the city.
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Banksy lovers have cause for mass celebration this Friday 18 September when ‘Art Buff’ will be returning to Folkestone.
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“Neil Buchanan is NOT Banksy,” emphatically stated the former ‘Art Attack’ host on his website. Buchanan was prompted to deny claims that he is actually the elusive graffiti artist after a social-media rumour went viral this week.
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Banksy has struck again with his third coronavirus-themed artwork. The latest typically playful work appeared earlier this week on the London Underground Tube, encouraging travellers to wear a face mask.
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Last week a Banksy artwork was discovered in Italy, after it had been mysteriously stolen from the Bataclan in Paris last year. Continue reading
The sale of a sculpture by Banksy at Sotheby’s today (19 November) has revived a caustic feud between the prankster-artist and his contemporary, Andy Link. Continue reading
“This is not a proper shop – it is an actual shop,” claims Banksy about his official online store, which launched this week. But not everyone is welcome here – the elusive street artist is stringently vetting potential buyers to prevent flipping.
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