Saturday, October 19, 2013

A Banksy on your building?

British street artist Banksy set up a pop-up booth in Central Park, New York. He sold signed original canvasses for $60 each, on Saturday, 12th October. He is said to have sold $220,000 worth of art for $420. One woman who bought two small canvasses is said to have bargained her way into getting a 50 per cent discount.

On a one-month residency in New York, the artist has been painting new work at surprise locations every day, evoking delighted or horrified responses, depending on the residents' preferences.


The tough-on-crime Mr Bloomberg said during a press conference in Manhattan that graffiti

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/oct/14/banksy-sells-original-paintings-new-york-booth

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10389870/Banksy-ruining-peoples-property-says-Michael-Bloomberg.html

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