LONDON.- Several works by the renowned graffiti artist Banksy are to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Urban Art sale on 21 September 2011. Leading the way is a work featuring one of Banksy’s most iconic images, the monkey, entit…
In Front of Thousands of Collectors, Haiti’s Earthquake Spurs Miami Art Fair Projects
MIAMI (AP).- A young boy reaching toward a glimmer of light took shape as Haitian graffiti artist Jerry Rosembert Moise sprayed paint on the wall of an impoverished neighborhood’s youth center. It’s the kind of clearly hopeful image Moise developed aft…
Economic Woes of Patrons Takes A Toll on Commissioned US Artwork
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Economic woes have pinched the pockets of wealthy
art patrons, but artists who rely on those commissions say they are surviving,
albeit with more specialized works and smaller payoffs. In a time of tight
budgets, commiss…
Infamous (and Anonymous) Banksy’s “Exit” to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).-
The infamous (and anonymous) graffiti artist Banksy is pulling what may
be his biggest prank ever at the Sundance Film Festival — with the help of
fellow Brit Rhys Ifans. The guerrilla pseudo-documentary “Exit Through
the Gift Shop,” billed as “A Banksy Film” and narrated by Ifans, will have its
world premiere Sunday night. The film, billed as an exploration of
“street art,” takes audiences on hairpin twists and turns as it chronicles
renegade urban artists and pranksters from around the world.