Street artist Banksy has selected a tunnel near London’s Barbican centre as the canvas for his latest works. Continue reading
Tag: Grafitti art
Renowned street artist destroys own work in protest over exhibition
An internationally-recognised Italian street artist has destroyed his own work in protest over a new exhibition ‘Street Art: Banksy & Co’ opening in Bologna on Friday (18 March).
On display at the Palazzo Pepoli, Museo della Storia di Bologna (Museum of the History of Bologna), the exhibition will feature 250 works of street art. After discovering that technicians had removed some of his work from their original street locations to be featured in the show, the street artist “Blu” responded by painting over nearly all of his remaining murals with grey paint. Continue reading
Fresh drama in Paris as vandalism of sculpture takes a legal turn
The British artist Anish Kapoor has revealed that he is being taken to court by a French politician in the wake of the vandalisation of his sculpture, Dirty Corner, which is currently installed within the grounds of the Château de Versailles. Continue reading
Banksy granted legal protection
Cheltenham Borough Council has granted a Banksy mural protected status. The mural, which depicts spies tapping into a phone booth, appeared on the side of a Grade II listed Georgian terraced house close to GCHQ headquarters in April 2014. Continue reading
Roberto Cavalli and Retailers Lose Motion to Dismiss Trademark and Copyright lawsuit brought by San Francisco Graffiti Artists
The renowned fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, along with the additional retailers Staff USA, Nordstrom, Amazon, and Zappos, have lost a motion to dismiss claims of plagiarism by a group of graffiti artists. The case will now proceed to trial. Continue reading
