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Elusive street artist Banksy reveals new artwork – in France?

Geoguessers have speculated that the street art may be Marseille, in the south of France. Fans of the elusive artist are also scratching their heads over the meaning of this new piece.

Euronews

Banksy unveils mysterious new artwork featuring image of lighthouse

The piece includes a cryptic phrase

The Independent UK

Banksy reveals new lighthouse artwork in undisclosed location rumoured to be Marseille

Online speculation has claimed that the new piece could be in French city, a location where French street artist Invader has brought his pixelated style

Evening Standard

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Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a work of art activism beloved by Banksy

In 2021, Banksy revealed a mural of Oscar Wilde, clad in prisoner garb, making an escape from the abandoned Reading jail. The artist claimed that he would donate profits from the sale of the stencil he used to create the work (a projected £10 million) to set up an arts…

The Conversation

Port Talbot Gotta Banksy review – street art Santa’s awkward gift to small town

Play edited from 150 hours of interviews shows how working-class communities are always subject to the whims of global market forces – be those of steel or the art world

The Guardian - UK

Banksy 'Battle to Survive a Broken Heart' artwork defaced on Brooklyn wall to be sold in New York

The preserved wall, dubbed Battle to Survive a Broken Heart, will be up for sale on May 21 at Guernsey's, the New York auction house

Evening Standard

75 Times Wholesome ‘Vandals’ Made Our Streets Look And Feel Much Better (New Pics)

Who knew vandalism could be so polite?

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Banksy's ‘Broken Heart' painting defaced on a Brooklyn wall is up for sale

A slab of Brooklyn wall that the artist Banksy emblazoned with a bandaged, heart-shaped balloon is emerging after more than a decade in storage

The Independent UK

Play to tell tale of surprise Banksy that appeared on garage in Port Talbot

Season’s Greetings, which was removed from the town much to residents’ sadness, is focus of touring show

The Guardian - UK

A conspiracy undone: Is Banksy a woman?

Ever shrouded in mystery, the identity of Banksy, the world's most famous street artists, claims to have been uncovered by one man on a mission...

Euronews

Daredevil: Born Again's Muse is terrifying, but I wish he'd never been unmasked

Opinion: Muse could have been even scarier if Daredevil: Born Again stuck to the comics

Total Film

“Bonkers”: BBC series to discover what its like to wake up with a Banksy on your wall

The BBC Radio 4 show will look at the “bonkers” reaction the world has to a new Banksy

The Independent UK

BBC Radio 4 show to hear from people who woke up to find a Banksy on their wall

The show will speak to people who found works in Lowestoft and Margate.

Evening Standard

Exhibition of ‘eternal and magical’ street art of 10Foot and Tox opens in London

The display launched in the city’s Piccadilly area on Thursday.

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Pole dancing with Andrew Scott and date nights at Koko: Laura Whitmore on her favourite spots in London

The former Love Island presenter and star of new London theatre show Girl on the Train shares her insider guide to the capital

Evening Standard

Banksy explains use of Tox’s tag in his work in Big Issue interview

Banksy opens the interview saying: ‘Hello Tox. Are you allowed to carry pens on a bus yet?’

The Independent UK

Banksy to interview ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ for Big Issue

The magazine, which will be taken over by graffiti artist 10Foot, will also feature an Irish language poem from rappers Kneecap.

Evening Standard

Banksy to interview ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ famous for London Underground tags for Big Issue

The magazine, which will be taken over by graffiti artist 10Foot, will also feature an Irish language poem from rappers Kneecap

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The Guardian - UK

Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem twice in a month

Books about Banksy and by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé were removed, and one of the owners detained

Louder

“I want to be a f***ing Medici.” A Banksy original formerly owned by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has sold for £4.3million at auction, and the punk rocker wants to use the money to buy work from upcoming artists.

Banksy's ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’ has a new owner, whose bank account is now £4.3 million lighter

The Independent UK

Banksy’s take on Vettriano painting sells for £4.3m days after artist’s death

Scottish painter died this week aged 73, as Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus sold the Banksy interpretation of one of his most famous works at Sotheby’s

The National (Scotland)

Banksy take on Jack Vettriano's Singing Butler sells for £4.3m

A Banksy painting reimagining the work of the late Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has sold at auction for £4.3 million

The Guardian - UK

‘He contains the whole of literature’: is Dickens better than Shakespeare?

After rereading the entire works of the great Victorian novelist during the pandemic, Peter Conrad became convinced – whisper it – that Dickens is an even greater writer than that other British literary giant, the Bard

The Guardian - UK

Workshop producing fake Picassos and Rembrandts found in Rome

Prosecutors seize 71 canvases and say evidence suggests an art restorer was behind frauds

The Independent UK

A treasured Banksy owned by a member of Blink-182 is up for auction. It could fetch $6 million

A painting by street artist Banksy valued at up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction

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