Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London.
The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera.
Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on ‘Big Brother’ society.
THE mystery surrounding the disappearance of a mural by graffiti artist Banksy from a wall in Clerkenwell has been solved.The “old skool” image appeared on the wall of Clerkenwell Motorcycles in Clerkenwell Road about two years ago - but suddenly disappeared, to be replaced by a black dotted line where it had been and the word “collected” painted inside.
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An auction organised by U2 star Bono and artist Damien Hirst has raised $42.5m (£21.6m) towards the global fight against Aids.
Hirst donated seven of his works to the art sale in New York, including a cabinet filled with drugs to treat HIV, which fetched $7.15m (£3.6m).
The auction broke records for 17 artists, including Banksy, whose Keep It Spotless work made $1.8m (£950,300).
This picture is believed to be the first showing Banksy at work.The maverick street artist has kept the public guessing over his identity despite his creations now selling for six- figure sums to Hollywood stars such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
The biggest auction yet of original works by graffiti artist Banksy has exceeded its estimated takings.
The 10 pieces and a print were expected to raise a maximum of £300,000 in total when they were sold in London at auction house Bonhams.
However, the works actually fetched £546,000 altogether.
A SMALL piece of street art down a nondescript Melbourne city alley could be a modern art treasure.
The stencil image of a deep-sea diver in a duffle coat by super cool British artist Banksy has survived from his time in Melbourne about five years ago.
The 1m tall work is on the back wall of the Nicholas Building at the entrance to Cocker Alley off Flinders Lane.
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A painting by cult “guerrilla artist” Banksy has sold for £288,000 at auction - a new record for the artist.
Space Girl and Bird, which sold for 20 times its estimate, was commissioned by Blur for their Think Tank album cover.
It was sold to a telephone bidder from the US. Earlier, a Banksy self-portrait showing an ape’s face fetched £198,000 - five times its estimated value
A large wall mural by “guerrilla artist” Banksy has been mistakenly painted over by a council’s graffiti-removal contractors.
The valuable 25ft-long artwork, on the side of garages in Bristol, was covered with a coat of thick black paint
Santa rechristened as Satan, holding a placard stating: “It’s cancelled” and a Michael Jackson lookalike in a reworked drawing of Hansel and Gretel…
It can only be guerrilla artist Banksy’s Santa’s Ghetto, an art gallery opening in Oxford Street today.
