The Latest Breaking News from Banksy

Orlando Whitfield was a student when he became best friends with Inigo Philbrick, ‘the art world’s Bernie Madoff’. He talks about how their decade of hustling would lead one to a breakdown – and the other to jail

I’m not being funny but… we can’t have nice things. I’m talking about art. The latest in London art news has seen Banksy creating new work in Finsbury Park — a beautiful mural behind a real tree that gives the appearance of leaves. A few weeks ago Banksy confirmed it…

Yoko Ono hung wishes from trees. Jeanne-Claude and Christo coated entire coastlines. But their work had one thing in common: it made us think about what we should cherish – and what we are losing

Discover the story of Banksy's latest mural in London, its vandalism, protective measures, and community impact.

Council says protective clear plastic cover was installed by owner of building on which mural was painted

The artwork, featuring swathes of bright green paint, was defaced just two days after it appeared with streaks of white paint

London-based artist raises copyright infringement issues when artworks go viral online and are recreated without credit

Sardonic tribute to cheating husband ‘Roger’ on bench in Bristol prompts mention of city’s elusive graffiti artist

Read on to find out about some of the major London and UK stories of the week

From this year's new Michelin-starred restaurants and a chat with cast of new glam TV series "Palm Royale", to Banksy's defaced mural and US photographer Annie Leibovitz wielding a sword in Paris in the name of art, join Eve Jackson for a roundup of this week's culture news.

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