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October 27, 2014 Bucky Turco

ANIMAL recently reported on HBO’s soon to be released documentary, Banksy Does New York, about the street artist’s 31-day residency on the city’s streets, that for many people, doubled as a daily scavenger hunt. Today, the cable network put out a snippet (and will continue do so each day this week) that offers a clue […]

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October 8, 2014 Rhett Jones

According to the New York Post, “Banksy’s a Bust!” His market is so bad that the Brooklyn Museum won’t even take a free piece by the famous street artist, the tabloid claims. Cara Tabachnick, whose family owns a building in East Williamsburg where Banksy painted two geishas during his month-long Better Out Than In “artist residency” in New […]

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May 21, 2014 Andy Cush

The internet-centric Webby awards named Banksy “Person of the Year” recently, and the anonymous street artist released the video above this week in lieu of an acceptance speech. The clip shows behind the scenes footage of his Better Out Than In residency and feels a little self-congratulatory — until you get to the kicker at the end. […]

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March 7, 2014 Andy Cush

A box truck door emblazoned with the phrase “The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet,” from Banksy’s monthlong Better Out Than In NYC residency is selling for $400,000 at SCOPE. First reported by Brooklyn Street Art, we reached out to ArtNowNY, the gallery representing the seller, for more details. Joseph Gross, the owner of […]

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October 14, 2013 Andy Cush

As originally reported on Gothamist, what appears to be a new Banksy has popped up in Queens. Heidi Trenholm, 24, was walking through near the Woodside-Elmhurst border when she “saw a man wearing construction gear loading something into a rental truck,” then noticed the piece, partially obscured by a blue tarp on the wall. UPDATE: Banksy has confirmed […]

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Andy Cush

The tradition of vandalizing Banksy’s art quickly after it goes up continues and the street piece he revealed on Saturday, depicting a forlorn-looking priest, has already been modified. The work, dubbed “ […]

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October 13, 2013 Bucky Turco

Once again, Banksy rests on Sunday and instead of revealing a new piece of public art, he released a YouTube video instead. The footage shows an older man operating an art table outside of Central Park on what is assumed to be Saturday, peddling “spray art” canvasses for only $60 a pop. And they were […]

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October 12, 2013 Bucky Turco

A day after rolling out his “Sirens of the Lambs” truck, Banksy gets back to stenciling and strikes theological overtones with the newest piece in his ongoing series. It’s called “Concrete Confessional” and is located within a concrete block on 7th Street off of Cooper Square in the East Village, right across the street from […]

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October 11, 2013 Andy Cush

Just about everything Banksy has put up in New York this month has been defaced in some way or destroyed outright shortly after it was publicized. His first Better Out Than In piece was no exception–first, it was tagged up, then the sign was stolen, and the Smart Crew put up a modified version, and finally, […]

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Aymann Ismail

This afternoon, I spotted Banksy’s “Sirens of the Lambs,” the 11th installment of his ongoing Better Out Than In public exhibit. He describes it as “a slaughterhouse delivery truck touring the meatpacking district.” It’s comprised of a truck load of shrieking, stuffed animals, some of which have been mechanized, others that are apparently being animated […]

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