David Hockney painting made $17.2 million at Sotheby’s after stunning bids, helping the auction house realize $49.2 million in a significant moment in the current art market.
Banksy’s Balloon Girl, a Screenprint in black and red on wove paper was the top seller at Bonhams Prints and Multiples Sale. It sold for US$ 116,016. Image: Bonhams Auction. ART Full Article »
A man hiding a saw behind his back offers a three-legged dog bone in one of the new Banksy works addressing the plight of migrants in Paris. ART REVIEW New Full Article »
The death of three graffiti artists killed by train in London: Jack Gilbert, 23 (left), Alberto Fresneda Carrasco, 19 (middle), and Harrison Scott-Hood, 23 (right). Photo: Photograph: British Transport Police/PA. ART NEWS Full Article »
Toronto Police Service continues to search for Trolley Hunters, a stolen Banksy print. The artwork was stolen from The Art of Banksy in Toronto. Image: Toronto Police. ART NEWS When Full Article »
New Banksy work Er… SORRY unveiled at a British style tea party for Palestinian children criticizes British imperialism and Israeli-government for the history of violence. ART NEWS In Bethlehem, a New Banksy Full Article »
ART PROJECT Banksy, the anonymous London-based graffiti artist, will take on Las Meninas meaning and interpretation in a new work in Spain. MADRID, SPAIN –The seaside town of Canido, in Full Article »
Untitled aaaaaa 1992 by Damien Hirst was a major highlight at Bonhams Post-War and Contemporary art auction where Andy Warhol art led sales. Image: Bonhams Auctions AUCTION NEWS: Artworks by Andy Warhol, Zao Full Article »
Banksy graffiti art SWAT Van 2006. Household gloss and spray paint on a van, 295 by 700 by 250 cm. Image: Bonhams Auctions ART AUCTION SWAT Van spray-painted with heavily armed agents, Full Article »
Jack and Jill by Banksy is one of the works on display in War, Capitalism & Liberty in Rome REVIEW: War, Capitalism & Liberty, a riveting exhibition of artworks by Banksy Full Article »
Image: Banksy, Morons 2007, is one of the Street art on sale at the Street Art Now. Limited edition signed silkscreen estimated at $20,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions ART AUCTION: Banksy Full Article »
Ai Weiwei Joins Banksy in condemning the maltreatment of refugees in Europe. The artist will work with his team in his studio in Lesbos, Greece, to create an art project memorializing refugees.
Banksy Steve Jobs as a Syrian refugee at Calais migrant camp in northern France. Image courtesy of Banksy ART NEWS: France to Protect Banksy Steve Jobs as a refugee mural at the Full Article »
Banksy, Steve Jobs, the son of a migrant from Syria. Image courtesy of Banksy ART NEWS: Banksy illuminates the contribution of immigrants with Steve Jobs, the son of a Syrian migrant Full Article »
Banksy British (b. 1975), Donkey Documents, 2007, Aerosol on composite stone wall, 126 by 84 inches. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions ART AUCTIONS: Donkey Documents, Bomb Hugger and other artworks by graffiti artist Banksy expected Full Article »
Winnie The Pooh, one of the Banksy works sold for $60 at the Central Park. Sold for £56,250 (US$ 96,432). Image: Bonhams ART AUCTION During Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art Full Article »
Banksy, ‘Kids on Guns’ sold for $60 at the Central Park Stall. Estimate: £50,000 – 70,000. Image: Bonhams ART AUCTION At Bonhams Contemporary Art Auction, two new works by Banksy Full Article »