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1. www.britannica.com › biography › BanksyBanksy | Biography, Art, Auction, Shredded Painting, & Facts

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   2 days ago · Banksy is anonymous British graffiti artist known for his antiauthoritarian art, often done in public places. He began using stencils in 2000 and developed a distinctive iconography of recognizable images such as rats and policemen.

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   • Banksy is an anonymous graffiti artist who may have been born in Bristol, England. He is known for his anti-authoritarian art, often done in public...
   • In 2005 Banksy painted a wall on the Palestinian side of the West Bank. On the viewer’s side, children play on a forlorn patch of earth; through an...
   • Exit Through the Gift Shop is a 2010 film directed by Banksy. It is a documentary that ostensibly profiled the lives and work of the world’s most t...
   • In 2019 Banksy's Devolved Parliament, an oil painting depicting chimpanzees debating in the British House of Commons, sold for about $12.1 million.

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3. www.thecollector.com › banksyWho Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist

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   6 days ago · Source: Sotheby’s. The British graffiti artist Banksy is regarded as a master of street art. His satirical and socio-critical artworks regularly achieve the greatest attention and command the highest prices on the art market. However, no one knows who is hiding behind the pseudonym, Banksy.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesBanksy posts clip of Idles raft stunt at Glastonbury Festival

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   Jun 30, 2024 · Banksy has appeared to confirm he was behind a stunt during a band's headline set at the Glastonbury Festival - involving an inflatable raft holding dummies of migrants in...

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   What is Banksy known for?

   • Banksy (born 1974?, Bristol?, England) is an anonymous British graffiti artist known for his acerbic and antiauthoritarian art, often done in public places. Although he is particularly known for his stenciled art featuring policemen and rats, over the years he has extended his practice to include installation and performance.

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   Is Banksy a graffiti artist?

   • While for Banksy being a graffiti artist and going public does not fit, the artist turned street art as an outsider art into the cultural mainstream – a concept that is nowadays called the ‘Banksy effect’. It is due to Banksy that today there is an increased interest in street art and that graffiti is taken seriously as an art form.

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   Is Banksy a real person?

   • As Banksy’s name and identity remain unconfirmed, talking about his biography is more a subject of speculation. Banksy is believed to be a street artist from Bristol who started spray painting at the age of 14. He is also said to have been expelled from school and has been serving time in prison. Banksy became known as an artist in the 1990s.

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   What is Banksy's art?

   • Although he is particularly known for his stenciled art featuring policemen and rats, over the years he has extended his practice to include installation and performance. Banksy’s art often appears unexpectedly, and it typically causes a flurry of media attention. He generally claims the work on social media after it has been spotted.

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6. www.artmajeur.com › en › magazineBanksy: Provocateur Extraordinaire and Cultural Icon

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   Jun 24, 2024 · Banksy, a pseudonymous British street artist and filmmaker, gained global prominence since the 1990s with provocative, politically charged artworks. Known for his satirical street art and social commentary through stencils, he challenges norms on capitalism, conflict, and societal injustice, blurring the line between vandalism and high art ...

7. www.artnews.com › art-news › newsBanksy Responds to Criticism of 'Vile' Glastonbury Work

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   6 days ago · Mysterious muralist Banksy took aim on Wednesday at British Home Secretary James Cleverly, who had previously criticized an artwork featuring an inflatable raft that appeared at the Glastonbury...

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9. news.sky.com › story › banksy-claims-migrant-boatBanksy claims migrant boat artwork in crowd at Glastonbury

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   Jul 1, 2024 · Banksy has claimed responsibility for a migrant boat artwork that appeared above the crowds during a set at Glastonbury. The inflatable boat was filled with dummies designed to look like migrants attempting to cross the Channel.

10. www.huffpost.com › entry › banksy-glastonburyBanksy Hijacks Band's Show With Refugee Boat Crowd-Surfing ...

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    Jul 1, 2024 · British street artist Banksy has confirmed his involvement with the launch of an inflatable life raft — containing dummies in orange life jackets, representing migrants — during a set by British punk rock band Idles at the Glastonbury Festival in southwest England on Friday night.