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Banksy

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Banksy

About

The most famously anonymous artist in the world, Banksy made the front pages when he auto-shredded Girl With Balloon during a 2018 Sotheby's auction. Known for his thought-provoking social commentary, Banksy's varied works include the Walled Off Hotel (with its view of the West Bank barrier), cover art for Blur's Think Tank album, and a gigantic graffiti piece about Brexit, in the UK port of Dover.

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Did you know?

When he was Oscar-nominated for Exit Through The Gift Shop, Banksy was quoted as saying “the last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me.”

Country of Birth

UK

Auction Record

£18,582,000

Sotheby's London, 'Love Is In the Bin', October 2021

Notable Collections

The British Museum, London, UK

Notable Exhibitions

Gross Domestic Product, London, UK, 2019

Dismaland, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, UK, 2015

Banksy Versus, Bristol Museum, Bristol, UK, 2010

Barely Legal, Barely Legal, Los Angeles, USA, 2006

Turf War, London, UK, 2003

Exhibitions by Banksy

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