Banksy

Banksy painting sells for $23 million at charity auction in UK

Proceeds from the sale will be used to fund health organisations and charities across the UK, Christie’s said

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Banksy takes credit for prison artwork

The artwork appeared on Monday outside Reading Prison, famous as the location where writer Oscar Wilde served two years for “gross indecency” in the 1890s.

Banksy's latest art mural appears on England's steepest street

Banksy confirmed the mural, which shows a sneezing woman on his official Instagram account, along with the comment “Aachoo!!”

Banksy buys search and rescue boat, rails against European authorities

British artist Banksy, whose paintings sell for millions of dollars, has decided to highlight the migrant crisis problem in the Mediterranean. To that end, he has bought and equipped a boat to help save migrants trying to make their way to Europe.

Banksy coronavirus graffiti removed from London train

The graffiti was removed due to the company's anti-graffiti policy but a Transport for London spokesman said, "We appreciate the sentiment of encouraging people to wear face coverings".

Britain's Banksy depicts US flag on fire in Floyd tribute

The artwork appeared as thousands of people gathered in London and other cities around the world to protest the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, where a white police officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Banksy tribute to UK health service displayed in hospital

The street artist also posted an image of the work on Instagram, which shows a boy in dungarees playing with a figurine of a nurse in a superhero cape.

Banksy's Valentine's Day mural covered after it was defaced

Temporary fencing was added to the home in Bristol and closed-circuit television has been installed to protect the artwork, which shows a young girl firing red flowers from a catapult.

Banksy's 'Scar of Bethlehem' nativity unveiled in West Bank hotel

The mysterious street artist displayed a politically-charged nativity scene in at his Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, the town revered as Jesus' birthplace, just in time for the busy Christmas season.

Hidden Banksy mural uncovered in heart of London's Notting Hill

The work - known variously as the Graffiti Painter, The Painter or Velazquez - shows an artist, thought to be Spanish painter Diego Velazquez, with an easel writing “Banksy” in large red letters.

Banksy's 'Devolved Parliament' sells for over $12 million

Despite being painted in 2009, many commentators had drawn comparisons to current-day politics, namely the increasingly brutish exchanges in the House of Commons over Britain’s pending departure from the European Union, or Brexit.