From Basquiat to Banksy: an (unofficial) collaboration
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Banksy
Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search
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$9,724,500
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acrylic and wax marker on birch wood, in 3 parts
signed "Banksy" lower right
96 x 135 5/8 in. (243.8 x 344.5 cm)
Executed in 2018, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.
The first iteration of Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search was conceived and remains in situ at the Barbican, London in 2017 as a response to the opening of Basquiat: Boom for Real.
The first iteration of Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search was conceived and remains in situ at the Barbican, London in 2017 as a response to the opening of Basquiat: Boom for Real.
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Banksy
British | 1975Anonymous street artist Banksy first turned to graffiti as a miserable fourteen year old disillusioned with school. Inspired by the thriving graffiti community in his home city, Bristol, Banksy's works began appearing on trains and walls in 1993, and by 2001 his blocky, spray-painted works had cropped up all over the United Kingdom. Typically crafting his images with spray paint and cardboard stencils, Banksy is able to achieve a meticulous level of detail. His aesthetic is clean and instantly readable due to his knack for reducing complex political and social statements to simple visual elements.
His graffiti, paintings and screenprints use whimsy and humour to satirically critique war, capitalism, hypocrisy and greed — with not even the Royal family safe from his anti-establishment wit.
Browse ArtistHis graffiti, paintings and screenprints use whimsy and humour to satirically critique war, capitalism, hypocrisy and greed — with not even the Royal family safe from his anti-establishment wit.