17 February 2021
Banksy Hula Hoop Girl Removed And Sold From Nottingham Wall
The Banksy mural known as ‘Hula-hoop Girl’ that appeared on a residential street in Nottingham last October has been hacked from the wall.
Is Banksy William Hogarth’s Successor? – Edward Lucie-Smith
The appearance of a new Banksy graffito in Bristol more or less confirms his position as the genuine top dog in the current British art scene. His only possible rival is Hockney, now living in comfortable exile in France. Bacon and Freud are dead – in any case one of them was as much Irish […]
Aachoo! New Banksy COVID Mural Unveiled In Bristol
A new mural by the elusive graffiti artist Banksy has appeared on a house in Bristol. It depicts an elderly woman coughing her false teeth out
60% UK Museums Facing Permanent Closure – Banksy vs The Bicycle Thief – Zaha Hadid Estate Settled
Museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK are facing a crisis due to the impact of Covid-19, with six in ten (60%) surveyed worried about their survival.
22 October 2020
Banksy’s Show Me The Monet Sells For £7.6m At Sotheby’s
Banksy’s Show Me The Monet Sells For £7.6m At Sotheby’s
Banksy Launches Full Scale Refugee Rescue Ship
The elusive ‘Street Artist’ Banksy has put his money where his mouth is by funding a rescue boat to help save refugees in dangerous situations in the Mediterranean.
10 June 2020
Banksy: Stolen Bataclan Mural Found In Italy – Colston Statue Update
Banksy, Bristol’s international artist/influencer has suggested a plan which should appeal to both critics of the sudden removal and dumping of the statue of slave-trader Edward Colston and the protesters.
Banksy Unveils New Painting Honouring George Floyd’s Memory
The elusive Street Artist Banksy has unveiled a new artwork inspired by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Banksy A Superhero’s Gift To Southampton General Hospital – Edward Lucie-Smith
Banksy has just lent a picture to the Southampton General Hospital. It will remain of view in a foyer near their emergency department on the third floor until the autumn but will then go to auction to raise funds for the National Health Service. Very generous of him.
Banksy: My Wife Hates It When I Work From Home
A brand new installation by Banksy has appeared on his Instagram account. Aptly christened, ‘Rats, My Wife Hates It When I Work From Home’.
Banksy Valentine Mural Confirmed On Instagram
A new artwork that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol yesterday has been confirmed as the work of the elusive street artist Banksy. The Banksy Valentine mural features a stencil-artwork of a girl firing a slingshot of red flowers made with spray-painted ivy. Banksy published picture of the work on his Instagram page at midnight on Valentine’s Day.
3 October 2019
Banksy: Devolved Parliament Chimp Painting Sells For £9.9m
The largest painting on canvas by the elusive street artist Banksy depicting the House of Commons populated with chimpanzees has sold at auction for a record £9.9m. The 4m (13ft) wide artwork Devolved Parliament was one of the showstoppers in the Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sale on Thursday. A “record price for a Banksy painting” “shame […]
1 October 2019
Banksy Opens Croydon Pop Up Shop
A shop by the Street Artist Banksy has appeared overnight at an empty retail premises in Croydon.
Banksy’s Dover Brexit Mural Likely To Be Sold At Auction
A popular Brexit mural, in the English port of Dover by the elusive Street Artist Banksy has been covered over by scaffolding and netting with white paint blocking out the artwork. The mural depicts a star being chiselled from the EU flag. It appeared near the Dover ferry terminal in May 2017 at the height […]
16 June 2019
Keith Haring: A Sign Of The Times – Tate Liverpool – Alice Lenkiewicz
The highly anticipated first UK exhibition of Keith Haring’s work has opened at Tate Liverpool. It is vast, covering most aspects of his work and career. This was my first experience seeing so many pieces by this seminal figure from the 1980s,’ in the flesh, so I was curious to learn more about the man.
Banksy Sets Up Anti Cruise Ship Market Stall In Venice
Banksy has created a new collateral event in Venice for the Biennale.
27 March 2019
Radical London Art Fair Endorsed By Banksy Call For Submissions
The world’s largest arms fair will quietly set up shop in London, In September 2019. It will sell weapons and tools of torture to delegates from all over the world.
1 February 2019
Banksy Princess Diana Tenner Acquired By British Museum
The British Museum has added a Banksy to its permanent collection. This is the first time one of his works has been acquired by a major London Museum. It is quite surprising that Tate Britain has overlooked this important artist.
26 January 2019
Banksy Paris Memorial To Bataclan Terror Victims Stolen
How low can you go? Art thieves have made off with a Banksy wall mural in Paris that was painted as a memorial to the Paris terror attack victims in 2015.
20 December 2018
Is Banksy Back In Bristol For Xmas? New Port Talbot Mural Unveiled
The official Banksy website has confirmed that a mural which appeared on a Port Talbot wall is the work of the elusive Street Artist. Banksy has had a busy year with work popping up around the globe, a Paris mural To Coincide With World Refugee Day and a 20m high mural in New York to highlight to […]
15 November 2018
Street Artist Ron English Buys Banksy Slave Labour Mural To Whitewash
The US Street Artist Ron English has purchased Banksy’s Poundland wall mural ‘Slave Labour’ for £561,000, with the plan to whitewash over the artwork.
17 October 2018
Banksy Sotheby’s Shredder Stunt Was All Smoke And Mirrors
Was the art stunt of the century carried out by the Street Artist Banksy on the 5th of October an elaborate magic trick? or was it an expression of true anarchy? Much of the world now knows that a stencil spray-painting self-destructed when the frame turned into a paper shredder
13 October 2018
Discredited Banksy Mural To Go Under The Hammer In LA
An iconic secondary market Banksy mural that was hacked off of a wall in London is to go under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions in LA.
6 October 2018
You’ve Been Framed – Banksy Shreds £1m Painting At Sotheby’s – Buyer Completes
A stunt performed by the Street Artist Banksy at Sotheby’s during London’s Autumn Contemporary Art Evening Sale has gone viral.
16 August 2018
Banksy Speaks Out About unsanctioned Moscow Museum Exhibition
Banksy has spoken out about an unsanctioned, ticketed show featuring his work which has opened in Moscow. The street artist who has cultivated anonymity has reached out via his Twitter account.
24 July 2018
Free Art in London This Summer 2018
London is an expensive place to live let’s face it and visiting art exhibitions at £15-£20 per show is a luxury. Here is a selection of what Art to see in London this summer for free.
11 July 2018
Banksy Goes Mayfair Pest Control Speaks Out
The appearance of a new Banksy in London can create quite a media frenzy.
14 June 2018
1 June 2018
Banksy Greatest Hits Exhibition Set For Lazinc In July
A new exhibition of work by the Street Artist Banksy will be staged by Steve Lazarides, Banksy’s original gallerist, along with Lazinc co-founder Wissam Al Mana.
20 March 2018
Banksy Super-Active In New York City Again – First Photos
It started with his rat clock piece (Top Photo) at 101 West 14th Street, moving on to his protest mural for Zehra Doğanon
17 March 2018
Banksy Mural In NY Highlights Detention Of Kurdish Artist Zehra Dogan
The Bristol-born Street Artist Banksy has unveiled a 20m high mural in New York to highlight to the detention of Zehra Dogan, the Kurdish painter from Turkey.