A band who were given a painting by Banksy more than a decade ago in return for changing their name have said they are finally selling the artwork because “people should be able to see it”. Canvas artwork Brace Yourself!, which shares its name with the rock group, has gone on display in London ahead of a sale in the US later this month.
The work, which Julien’s Auctions values at an estimated £504,906 – £673,208, has been in the rock group’s possession since 2010.
When Bristol's elusive street artist made the canvas, which features a black and white Grim Reaper in a bumper car, he asked for the band – then called Exit Through The Gift Shop – to choose a new name due to copyright issues with his Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary of the same name.
