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FBI urges probe into missing Banksy

Scotland Yard has been asked by the FBI to investigate the removal of a Banksy street mural in Haringey. The Met’s arts and antiques unit launched preliminary inquiries after the celebrated graffiti artist’s...

'Photo of Banksy' at London Playboy Club: Is It Legit?

Is This a Banksy Photo?ShortList posted some photos that supposedly depict famed street artist Banksy at a party hosted by Snoop Dogg at the Playboy Club in London. When you have Banksy, Snoop and Playboy bunnies all in the same sentence, then surely you have a story,...

Double entendre: Banksy defilement and paintover

Double entendre  "  “Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark...

Banksy

Who is he? A butcher from Bristol and graffiti artist. “We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves. - Banksy " ...

Banksy Installs 'Pier Pressure' at Brighton Pier (Video)

New Banksy Installation Takes Swipe at BP Elusive street artist Banksy has placed an installation called "Pier Pressure" at Brighton pier. The piece is a repurposed coin-operated children's ride, similar to those...

'Exit Through the Gift Shop': Banksy Film Punks the Art World

Exit Through the Gift Shop Review: Is the Banksy film a Joke? Exit Through the Gift Shop ("a Banksy film") is now on limited release in North America, and I had a chance to check it out on opening night here in...

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'Exit through the Gift Shop': Banksy Caught on Film?

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary about a French shopkeeper who tries to meet and film elusive and renowned graffiti artist Banksy, but doesn't quite succeed. Exit Through the Gift Shop is showing at the...

Banksy 'Crazy Beat' Mural Destroyed By Mistake

A mural by world-famous graffiti artist Banksy was destroyed after being painted over by Hackney Council. The mural, worth £200,000, was once featured as the cover artwork of the band Blur's single "Crazy Beat." In 2003, property manager Sofie Attrill gave Banksy permission...

Banksy work is ruined by mistake

Once again out of touch council officials destroy an irreplacable art work by Banksy. Thank goodness for his hometown of Bristol whose council has pledged never to destroy any of his work found there. " A mural by graffiti artist Banksy, which once featured on the cover of...

Banksy Versus Bristol Museum: Street Artist's Secret Takeover

Banksy, the ever-secretive yet highly renowned (if infamous) graffiti and street artist, has mounted a large art show in his hometown of Bristol, England — but the exhibition, Banksy Versus Bristol Museum, was...

Council wants Banksy mural removed

A council wants to remove a Banksy work from a wall in Westminster. It is of course graffiti by definition, good graffiti that may even be high art.The argument that it should be left there forever in a way goes...

Banksy paints Katrina tributes in New Orleans

Banksy has repotedly hit New Orleans with a series of a dozen murals in response to the state of the Katrina clean up and anti-graffiti campaigner the Grey Ghost. There is some speculation as to if these were...

Daily Mail Claims to Unmask Banksy

The Mail on Sunday claims to have unmasked global guerilla graffitti artist Banksy, though their story is fraught with unanswered questions. The most fascinating part of this story (or, rather, the story around...

London council paints over street artist Bansky's graffiti murals - worth mil...

A piece of Banksy's work was painted over by London council just a little while after it was first displayed, saying it was worth worthless graffiti. Some of Banksy's previous works have fetched up to a million...

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