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☆ Art dealing can be a tricky business. Insiders share the ins and outs of their 'unusual' world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

After a degree in fine art, Lambert imagined he would become an art teacher, but a chance meeting with an art dealer who hired him as an assistant set him on a different path. Then, after a stint at another dealership, he opened his own gallery in September — Lambert Fine Art — in the British town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Dealing in art is a trade Lambert described as "unusual," because art is often a purchase driven by emotion rather than need. 'The business needs new blood'The world of art dealing can be intimidating to new entrants, according to Olya Johnson, an interior architect and co-founder of art and interiors business Relic, which she set up in 2023. Risks of dealing artThe occupation can also be risky, because dealers often own multiple pieces of art without knowing when they will be sold, according to the dealers CNBC spoke to.

Persons: —, Mark Lambert, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Lambert, …, — Lambert, " Lambert, Olya Johnson, Johnson, Rasid, Relic, Colefax, Fowler, Natalie Vosloo, it's, Tom Rooth, Jack Roberts, I've, Roberts, David Hockney, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Shannon Finney Organizations: Art, CNBC, — Lambert Fine Art, Fair, Anadolu, Getty, Washington , DC Locations: Stratford, Avon, London, Battersea Park, Washington ,

☆ A graffiti ‘takeover’ roils downtown Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Leda Abkenari | Leda Joy Abkenari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Climbing up abandoned, unfinished floors and tightrope walking across balcony ledges, backpacks clanging with cans of alkyd and acrylic, a collective of Los Angeles graffiti artists have transformed their craft beyond urban aesthetics to champion community issues. (The Los Angeles City Attorney confirmed to CNN that, as of April 3, criminal charges have been filed against 23 individuals, for violations including trespassing and possession of vandalism tools.) ENDEM's tag, pictured here adorning the walls of the 3rd Street tunnel in Downtown Los Angeles. And as a result of that, they’re on the streets,” Hutchinson told CNN, noting that the homeless population in Los Angeles is continuing to grow. (“This has strained our deployment,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore said during a February meeting of the Los Angeles City Council.

Persons: tagger ENDEM, “, Keith Haring, Banksy, Endem, ENDEM, ” ENDEM, Oceanwide, ” Roger Gastman, Roger Gastman, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, “ You’ve, ” Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Mario Tama, Michel Moore, ”, Blair Besten, ” Besten, Gastman, — we’re, We’re, it’s, ” Gastman, It’s Organizations: CNN, Oceanwide Holdings, Los Angeles City Attorney, Oceanside, Los Angeles Urban Policy, Los Angeles Housing Services Authority, LA, Plaza, LAPD, Los Angeles City Council, Downtown, Oceanwide Locations: Angeles, Downtown LA, Germany, New York City, Downtown Los Angeles, Oceanside, LA, Los Angeles

☆ New Banksy mural depicting tree foliage appears in north London
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People view a new mural attributed to the British artist Banksy on a wall in north London, Britain, March 18, 2024. A new artwork by British street artist Banksy has appeared in London, using green paint sprayed across the side of a building to mimic the foliage of a real, heavily pruned tree that stands a few metres in front of it. When viewed from certain angles, the green paint lines up with the tree's bare branches to represent its leaves. The work includes a stencil, typical of Banksy, of a person holding a spraying device, dripping in green paint. In December, artwork by Banksy showing three grey drones across a "STOP" traffic sign in south London was removed by an unidentified man in broad daylight as passersby looked on.

Persons: Banksy, Jeremy Corbyn, Corbyn Organizations: Labour Party, Police Locations: British, London, Britain, Islington

☆ Spanish police bust alleged Banksy forgery ring
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Spanish police said they have shut down an alleged forgery ring selling fake Banksy artworks across the US and Europe for up to 1,500 euros ($1,642) a piece. Investigators seized nine artworks during a raid of an apartment in the city of Zaragoza, northern Spain, according to Catalan police. Video Ad Feedback Related video: Banksy shares behind-the-scenes video from Ukraine 00:58 - Source: CNNPolice said they have charged four people with fraud and intellectual property offenses. Investigators said Banksy’s Pest Control organization, the only body able to officially authenticate the artist’s work, has confirmed that pieces linked to the Zaragoza workshop are fake, as are the accompanying certificates. Police became suspicious after noticing that many similar works had become available on the market, the statement added.

Persons: Banksy, ” Organizations: CNN, police, Historical Heritage Unit, CNN Police, Pest Control Locations: Europe, Zaragoza, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Pest, British, Bristol, —

☆ Bidders Chase Elton John Memorabilia and a Banksy in First Week of Sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Julia Halperin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than 3,500 people from 34 countries registered for the chance to bid on the superstar Elton John’s rocket-shaped cocktail shakers, ornate jumpsuits, and black-and-white fashion photography at Christie’s “Goodbye Peachtree Road” auction this week. Two sales over three days featuring the celebrated musician’s belongings rocketed to $14.4 million, with auction-house fees, outperforming the high estimate of $11.3 million. Bidders vied for silver leather platform boots the singer wore throughout the 1970s (they sold for $94,000, more than nine times the high estimate) and an 18-karat gold Rolex watch with a leopard-print dial (it fetched $176,400, about three times the high estimate). Most of the remaining auctions will take place online through Feb. 28, including sales of John’s celebrity portraits, jewelry and Versace clothes. With six online sales to go, the collection has already exceeded the original (and perhaps conservative) expectation of $10 million set by Christie’s.

Persons: Elton John’s, rocketed, John, David Locations: Peachtree, Atlanta

☆ Meet the Man Behind Litquidity, the Anonymous Instagram Account Dominating Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Reed Alexander | Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The deck kicked off a game of one-upmanship among Wall Street banks trying to keep their employees happy. Lit capitalized on poking fun at Wall Street culture, selling $35 dad hats that read, "Do You Know Who My Father Is?" There have, of course, been endless rumors about Lit's identity, especially among Wall Street underlings. Wall Street underlings have speculated about Litquidity's identity for years. Basak, one attendee said, wanted to take a "wrecking ball through it all" and hold Wall Street heavy hitters accountable.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, I've, David Solomon, Litquidity, Goldman, Solomon, Evercore, Michael Kovac, Lit, Warburg Pincus, Jamie Dimon, Jamie Dimon's, Banksy, Bennett Jordan, who've, Lit's, — Mark Moran, —, Jefferies, Richard Handler, Spencer Platt, Isaac Laifer, Laifer, Handler, We'd, Henry, Hank, Medina, He's, he's, Jefferies Medina, Bart P, Fuchs, Karl Smith, Mark Moran, Moran, Bloomberg he'd, Zack DeZon, Getty Images Moran, Brian Hanly, Hanly, Sonali Basak, Angela Weiss, cryptocurrency, we'll, Mark, Medina's, weren't, CoinFLEX, Litquidity doesn't, Dave Portnoy, wasn't, Medina Ayden Syal, Kyle Zappitell, Zappitell, he'd, hasn't, Bennett Jordan —, Craig Sjodin, Litney, Paul Argenti, Wall Organizations: Goldman, New York Times, CNBC, Business, Bloomberg, Metropolitan Club of New, Nomura, Citigroup, Financial Times, Litney Partners, Whitney Partners, BI, ESPN, Litquidity, Centerview Partners, New York, Getty, Bain Capital, Litquidity Venture Partners, SEC, Cornell University, Wexford Capital —, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, CFA, Getty Images, Bullish, Vice, Wall Street, Litquidity's, Manhattan's Rue, Fox Business, Litquidity Ventures, Coatue Management, SAFE, Soho House, Dartmouth University Locations: New York, Tribeca, Metropolitan Club of New York, Instagram, San Francisco, Medina, New York City, Miami, NoHo, Chad, Connecticut, Litquidity, Linktree, Soho

☆ We bought a house with an indoor pool. We thought it would be awesome but $30,000 later we wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kaitlin and Josh Chmil moved to Tennessee and bought a house with a rundown indoor pool in 2020. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kaitlin and Josh Chmil, a couple who renovated an indoor pool in their Crossville, Tennessee, home. AdvertisementWe had no desire for an indoor pool or anything like that. Josh: They didn't have any comps in the area because an indoor pool is not a very common thing — especially in middle Tennessee. We want to sit back and enjoy some of the things we've done because I feel like we've been in this perpetual cycle of buy, renovate, sell, buy, renovate, sell, buy.

Persons: Kaitlin, Josh Chmil, —, Kaitlin Chmil, Pete, Josh, we'd, Chmil, It's, We're, we've, it's Organizations: Service, Facebook Locations: Tennessee, Crossville , Tennessee, St . Petersburg , Florida, Banksy's

☆ Kate Moss at 50: A supermodel through the decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —British supermodel Kate Moss turns 50 today — and she remains as much a cultural icon as when she emerged as a breakout star more than three decades ago. Johnny Green/PA/Getty Images Kate Moss and her then-boyfriend, the actor Johnny Depp, attend the Golden Globe Awards in 1995. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Kate Moss and Jamie Hince pose with bridesmaids after getting married on July 1, 2011 in Southrop, England. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Moss arrives for a screening of the movie "Loving" at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the most memorable moment’s from Kate Moss’ life and career.

Persons: Kate Moss, Moss, it’s, ”, Corinne Day, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Johnny Green, Johnny Depp, Ron Davis, Pierre Verdy, Donatella Versace, De, UPPA, Zuma Moss, Pete Doherty, MJ Kim, Alexander McQueen's, Andy Paradise, Banksy, Andy Warhol's, Marilyn Monroe, Carl De Souza, Marc Jacobs, Patrick McMullan, Mario Testino, Kate Who, Dave M, Jamie Hince, bridesmaids, Neil Mockford, Stella Tennant, Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Jourdan Dunn, David Gandy, Jewel Samad, Antonin Thuillier, Stella McCartney, Chris Joseph, Louis Vuitton's, Peter White, Lila, Princess Eugenie of York, Jack Brooksbank, George's, Alastair Grant, Stephane De Sakutin, Amber Valletta, Daniele Venturelli, Amber Heard, Evelyn Hockstein, Jamie McCarthy, David Bailey, Kate, ” Moss, Jefferson Hack, Marc Quinn, Lucian Freud, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Elton John Organizations: CNN, Vogue, Burberry, British Vogue, Getty, Globe, Glastonbury Music, Olympic, London, Louis, Milan, BBC, Forbes, Stripes Locations: British, South London, Croydon, London, Couture, Paris, AFP, Glastonbury, New York City, Southrop, England, St, Windsor , England, Fairfax, Fairfax , Virginia, Arizona, Egypt

☆ Banksy mural worth over $1.2m lost as building demolished
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A mural painted by Banksy which first appeared not long after Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) has been destroyed after the building it was painted on was knocked down. The mural, which adorned the Castle Amusements building, depicted a worker chipping away at one of the 12 yellow stars on the blue EU flag. Then, in 2019, the mural — which had become a tourist landmark in the town, a major gateway into the EU — disappeared overnight after being whitewashed. Now, despite attempts at potentially restoring the work, the building on which it was painted has been demolished as part of a wider regeneration project. Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesIn a detailed explanation of the project online, the council said it had not been involved in painting or covering up the mural.

Persons: Banksy, DDC, Luke MacGregor, ” Organizations: CNN, Britain, European Union, EU, Dover City Council, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Dover, Margate

☆ Banksy appears to reveal his real name in resurfaced BBC interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Anonymity lies at the center of the mythology surrounding the elusive street artist Banksy, but he may have revealed his name in a resurfaced interview. However, all might not be as it seems, as is so often the case with Banksy – an artist known for his satirical humor, subversive methods and anti-authority themes. “A name comes out,” Peak told CNN Tuesday. “If you are a guy making art that sells for ridiculous sums of money and you have this… administration around you, I have often wondered how pure you can be in your intention and art,” Peak added. Asked whether his exhibition was about anarchism, Banksy told Wrench: “I’m interested in injustice.

Persons: Banksy, ”, Nigel Wrench, Robert Banks, “ It’s Robbie, ” Wrench, James, “, Banksy –, Robbie Banks, Alexander Scheuber, Edward Colston, Wrench, Winston Churchill, he’s, didn’t, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, BBC, Independent, US National Public Radio, Metropolitan Locations: Ukraine, England, Paris

☆ Jens Haaning ordered to repay museum $76K after submitting blank canvases titled ‘Take the Money and Run’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, the artist sent the museum two empty frames entitled “Take the Money and Run,” saying he had created new, “better” pieces to fit the exhibition’s theme. “And if needed… take the money and run,” he added. Despite its protestations, the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art exhibited Haaning’s empty canvases alongside a print-out of an email in which he explained his actions. The ruling also dismissed a counter-claim made by Haaning, who alleged that the museum had infringed on the work’s copyright. And then it also applies to the question: Are artists paid enough for what they do?”Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark.

Persons: CNN — Jens Haaning, Dane —, Jens Ziehe, “, …, ” Haaning, Maurizio Cattelan, Yves Klein, Haaning, ”, Lasse Andersson, Andersson, John Peter, Alamy Andersson Organizations: CNN, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Austrian, Kunsten Museum of Modern, Court, Kunsten, of Modern Art Locations: Copenhagen, Aalborg, Denmark’s Jutland, Denmark

☆ An artist who turned in two blank canvases titled 'Take the Money and Run' has now been told to repay $75,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Back in 2021, a Danish artist turned in empty frames after being paid 532,000 kroner by a museum for his art. "I am shocked, but at the same time, it is exactly what I have imagined," Haaning told Danish broadcaster DR on Monday, per NPR's translation. However, Haaning refused, and consequently, the Kunsten Museum took him to court, the Guardian reported. And Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan once sold an artwork featuring fresh bananas he taped onto a wall for $120,000. Haaning and the Kunsten Museum did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Haaning, Jens Haaning, Lasse Andersson, Insider's Mia Jankowicz, Andersson, they're, Banksy, Maurizio Cattelan Organizations: DR, Service, Guardian, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Kunsten Locations: Danish, Copenhagen, Wall, Silicon, Aalborg, Denmark, Italian, Seoul

☆ Pedro Pascal visits Margate art show dedicated to him, only to find he can't get in
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —When a Hollywood star like Pedro Pascal visits a small English coastal town like Margate, it should be a big deal. But the Emmy-nominated actor received none of the celebrity treatment one might have expected on Sunday when he turned up at an art exhibition dedicated to him. Accompanied by art podcasters Robert Diament and Russell Tovey, “The Last of Us” actor found that the exhibition was actually closed. I’d love for Robert to bring him along when we’re actually open.”One of the paintings of Pedro Pascal by artist Heidi Gentle Burrell in the Margate exhibition. Jessica Rhodes RobbBritish actor Tovey and art gallery director Diament present an art podcast called Talk Art.

Persons: Pedro Pascal, Robert Diament, Russell Tovey, “, Pascal, Heidi Gentle Burrell, PEDRO PASCAL, Burrell, Robert, we’re, Jessica Rhodes Robb, Tovey, Diament, it’s, ” Robb, We’ll, Pedro, Jessica Rhodes Robb Chilean, Joel Miller, Din, ” Tovey, Banksy Organizations: London CNN, Margate, Independent, CNN Locations: Margate, HBO’s, London, Kent

☆ Harvey Weinstein is demanding $1 million from a man he claims stole his Banksy paintings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Harvey Weinstein says a man lent him $350,000 for bail but won't return art used as collateral. He's demanding the return of the other Banksy and six other works — or $1 million. Reich is refusing to hand the remaining Banksy over, along with six other works of art that he'd been holding in case the Banksy works lost value. Robert Hantman, Weinstein's lawyer, said the two men were acquaintances and Reich lent Weinstein the money when he was trying to make bail. The lawsuit seeks the return of whatever Banksy works Reich might still have, as well as the other six works.

Persons: Harvey Weinstein, Banksy, Weinstein, Steven Michael Reich, Reich, he'd, Robert Hantman, Reich didn't, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ron Agam Organizations: Service, Mohawk Correctional Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Los Angeles, York

☆ Is this what Banksy sounds like? Old interview may hold the key
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The identity of the elusive street artist Banksy has always been shrouded in secrecy, but a new BBC podcast may have unveiled a new detail about the art world’s mystery man. The 10-episode series, “The Banksy Story,” includes a recording of what may be the graffiti artist’s voice from a recovered 2005 interview with US National Public Radio (NPR). “You can’t make an omelet (without breaking eggs),” he replies, before adding: “That’s the thing: Mindless vandalism takes a lot more thought than most people would imagine.”Since the 2005 interview, Banksy has become a household name. Bansky’s street art is currently featuring in his first official exhibition in 14 years. “Banksy: Cut & Run” at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, Scotland, features stencils used in work throughout his career, from the late 1980s to recent pieces made this year.

Persons: Banksy, , “, ”, “ Banksy Organizations: CNN, BBC, US National Public Radio, York’s Museum of Modern Art, American Museum of, Brooklyn Museum, NPR, Modern Art Locations: Christie’s, London, Ukrainian, Borodianka, Glasgow, Scotland

☆ French street artist C215’s heart ‘belongs to the Ukrainian people’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Based in Paris, Guemy has collaborated with British artist Banksy — who has also created works in Ukraine — in the past. “Being French gives a proper sense of tragedy, not irony.”The artist's depiction of Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Matsiyevsky. The artist has even painted his own son Gabin, wearing a traditional Ukrainian shirt, on a building in Kyiv damaged by a Russian missile attack. Ukraine doesn’t want ‘peace,’ Ukraine wants victory and justice.”Guemy is planning to do more works in and about Ukraine. “My heart belongs to the Ukrainian people.”

Persons: haggard, Oleksandr Matsiyevsky, Christian Guemy, Matsiyevsky’s, ” Guemy, “, Ukraine ’, ”, Guemy, Banksy —, Ukraine Guemy, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, –, Eugène, ” It’s, Joel Saget, Nina, he’s, Dmytro Kotsiubaylo, Da Vinci, Bakhmut, Lesya Ukrainka, Roman Pilipey, Gabin Organizations: CNN, Russian, Ukraine, Getty Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Paris, Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainian, Lviv, France, AFP, Haiti, Rwanda, Spain, San Francisco, Irpin, Borodyanka, Roman, Russian, “

And so whenever I get one of those notifications, I know I’m going to have a good time there. kevin roose[LAUGHS]: I actually don’t think I could’ve told you what IBM stood for. kevin rooseSo I’ve thought a lot and written a lot about how and when AI actually is a threat to jobs. The third category is just the jobs that I think are going to be protected, the jobs that we won’t let AI do. But I don’t actually think the speed of it matters at all.

☆ Banksy's migrant rescue ship seized by Italy's coast guard in Lampedusa
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MILAN, March 26 (Reuters) - A rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy was seized in Lampedusa on Sunday after Italy's coast guard said the boat had disobeyed its instructions to head to Sicily after carrying out a migrant rescue operation. The coast guard said it had ordered the MV Louise Michel ship to dock in Trapani in Sicily after it performed an initial rescue operation in Libya's Search And Rescue area. The coast guard added that it was already on its way to assist the three other boats at the time. It ordered the Louise Michel to dock in accordance with a new law passed in Italy this year establishing a code of conduct for migrant charity ships, the coast guard said. The coast guard said it wanted to prevent the ship from taking too many people on board, thereby putting their safety at risk.

☆ Hong Kong heiress sues gallery owner Pearl Lam over Banksy painting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HONG KONG, March 22 (Reuters) - An heiress of the Hong Kong beverage giant Vitasoy International (0345.HK) is suing prominent gallery owner Pearl Lam, saying she has paid 500,000 pounds ($613,000) for a Banksy painting that was never delivered, according to a court writ filed this week. The 2005 painting by the British artist is a "remix" of a masterpiece by Impressionist painter Claude Monet. It was sold at a Sotheby's auction in October 2020 for more than 7.5 million pounds, far above an estimated sale price of 3 million pounds to 5 million pounds. Lam is one of more than 170 gallery owners participating in Art Basel Hong Kong this week. Reporting by Farah Master and Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ In photos: Banksy exhibit opens in Mexico City
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan fought pitched battles on Tuesday outside the former prime minister's home in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest.

☆ I used psychedelics to treat my PTSD after other treatments failed. My experience using these medicines with therapy led me to found my own company.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jonathan Sabbagh started a psychedelics company after receiving treatments he said helped his PTSD. He said that psychedelics and ketamine-assisted therapy successfully treated his PTSD and other mental health issues and that his experience led him to start Journey Clinical with Myriam Barthes, his wife. He experienced psychedelics after moving to the US from Switzerland, where he grew up. What saved my life in that moment was finding a great psychiatrist who put me on a lot of medication. Working with a therapist helped me work through traumaThat's when I started to work with a therapist and do ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

☆ Banksy Artwork Dismantled by Local Authorities Hours After Appearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Banksy’s new artwork appeared on the side of a house in Margate, southeast England. A new work by elusive artist Banksy has been dismantled by a local council just hours after it appeared. The new mural, which features a housewife with a black eye and missing tooth appearing to push a man into a freezer, popped up on the side of a building in the English seaside town of Margate early Tuesday.

☆ Banksy's 'Valentine's day mascara' mural freezer removed by council
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Hannah Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Valentine?s day mascara @banksy/via REUTERSMARGATE, England, Feb 14 (Reuters) - British street artist Banksy confirmed a new mural showing a 1950s housewife with a swollen eye apparently pushing a man into an abandoned chest freezer was his work early on Valentine's Day, just hours before the appliance was removed. The artwork, which Banksy titled 'Valentine's day mascara' on his website, appeared in the seaside town of Margate, east England, on Sunday night. Artist Pete Brown was painting the scene when the genuine freezer -- which formed an integral part of the mural -- was removed on Tuesday morning. "The fridge freezer is now in storage and will be returned once it has been made safe to the public," the council said. "I always thought maybe someone might put a mural on the wall, but I was never expecting a Banksy," he said.

☆ Fact Check-Cartoon of healthcare worker holding hospital bed above water is by Iranian artist, not Banksy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A cartoon showing a healthcare worker holding a hospital bed above water while themselves being submerged was produced in 2020 by an Iranian artist named Bozorgmehr Hossainpour. It is not a piece drawn by graffiti artist Banksy, as has been claimed online. It was created by Bozorgmehr Hossainpour, an Iranian cartoonist and painter (bozorgmehrhosseinpour.com/). The piece was published on his verified Instagram account (here) and his Twitter account (here) on Nov. 19, 2020. The artwork was created by an Iranian cartoonist in 2020, not Banksy in 2022.

☆ Mastermind of Banksy removal could face years in jail, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoKYIV, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The suspected mastermind behind the removal of a Banksy mural in a Ukrainian town could face up to 12 years in prison if found guilty, Ukraine's interior ministry said on Monday. The ministry announced on its website that the man it believes orchestrated the operation had been handed a "suspicion notice". The artwork by the renowned British artist had been valued at over 9 million hryvnia ($243,900), the ministry statement said. "The criminals tried to transport this graffiti with the help of wooden boards and polyethylene," it said. Banksy confirmed he had painted the mural and six others in places that were hit by heavy fighting after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

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