NewsBanksy
An AI bot has figured out how to draw like Banksy. And it's uncanny
GANksy aims to produce images that bear resemblance to works by the UK's most famous street artist
NewsLaw
In victory for street artists, US Supreme Court declines to hear 5Pointz developer’s appeal
A New York judge previously awarded $6.75m in damages to the artists, whose graffiti was whitewashed from a Queens warehouse
NewsBanksy
Banksy loses trademark battle over his famous Flower Thrower image
The street artist opened a pop-up shop in Croydon last year in a bid to protect his image rights, but was found to have “acted in bad faith”
NewsMumbai
Street art by ‘India’s Banksy’ defaced by right-wing youth group in Mumbai
Tyler Street Artist had painted the names of pro-government public figures onto a road for a collaborative public shaming project
AnalysisArt market
The art market is more neoliberal factory farm than finely balanced ecosystem: now is the time to 'rewild' it
The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity for artists to reclaim power from the institutions that buy, sell and show their work
NewsBanksy
Banksy funds refugee rescue ship in the Mediterranean
The boat, which has rescued 89 people so far, boasts work by the British street artist on its side
NewsArt law
New York developer who whitewashed 5Pointz graffiti—and owes artists $6.75m in damages—appeals to Supreme Court
Petition focuses on the phrasing of the Visual Artists Rights Act, which protects works of “recognized stature” without defining what that means
NewsBanksy
Banksy paints London Underground train with sneezing rat not wearing face mask
British street artist, who likes to mask his own identity, has released a new video showing a tube train being graffitied in apparent support of face coverings
NewsStreet art
A 20,000-foot mural in Queens honours doctor who died on the frontline of Covid-19
The monumental street painting by Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is meant to raise awareness of the pandemic’s disproportionate toll on communities of colour
NewsCanada
Vancouver street artists provide coronavirus advice to Canada’s most vulnerable communities
City council is collaborating with mural makers to paint storefronts that have closed due to Covid-19 in a neighbourhood already suffering from the opioid crisis
NewsBanksy
Charges dropped against South African billionaire over allegedly fraudulent Banksy deal
Martin Levick had been accused of duping an investor into lending him $3.5m for the purchase of the work
NewsAustralia
Street art auction in aid of Australian bushfire clean-up includes works by Banksy and Shepard Fairey
The Bushfire Relief Auction in Melbourne has been organised by the collectors Sandra Powell and Andrew King and prices start at £200
NewsBanksy
Banksy buyer seeks new location for Season’s Greetings mural
Talks with local officials in Port Talbot about a new urban art centre have stalled
BlogDiary
Ben Eine gives his Scary mural a moustache makeover for Movember mental health month
NewsBanksy
Banksy’s The Drinker withdrawn from Sotheby’s sale after rival artist claims ownership
Sculpture—estimated at £1m—was removed from the street by Andy Link in 2004 but later “liberated” from his East End garden
NewsClimate Change
Street artist paints ginormous portrait of eco warrior Greta Thunberg in San Francisco
Cobre defends use of spray paint in creating eight-storey mural, saying his materials are environmentally friendly
NewsPhotography
JR launches open call on Instagram for his new free photography course
French artist says he will invite Naomi Campbell to school in Paris to help him teach 12 budding photographers
NewsPublic art
Street artists create memorial mural in Argentina for victim of New York terror attack
The architect Hernán Ferruchi was visiting the city with friends when he was hit by a truck while cycling on 31 October 2017
NewsBanksy
To be or not to Bbay: Will Banksy take control of his market with 'approved used dealership'?
Street artist's Gross Domestic Product merchandise store opens online, but collectors are being heavily vetted to prevent flipping
FeatureCartoons
Badiucao: meet the Chinese artist illustrating the Hong Kong protests
China’s ‘artful dissident’ has attracted worldwide attention through his drawings of protests, but he is still little-known in the art world
NewsJR
JR on the 'sociological experiment' of street art and his vast New York mural for the Brooklyn Museum
The French artist, who made his name with large-scale public installations, is opening his biggest US exhibition to date
NewsExhibitions
As demonstrations return to Cairo, Egyptian protest artist goes on show in new London space
Exhibition of street artist Bahia Shehab's work opens at Aga Khan Centre Gallery in King's Cross
NewsArt dealers
Banksy's former agent quits gallery world citing snobbery and the death of subculture
Steve Lazarides leaves Lazinc in Mayfair to pursue solo projects
NewsActivism
Mural in Santa Fe underscores violence against Indigenous women
The work holds weight in New Mexico, which has the highest rate of violent crimes against Native American women in the US
NewsLaw
Street artist sues Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart for copyright infringement
Julian Rivera says his heart-shaped “love” design was copied on a popular line of clothing without his permission
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Banksy on a barge: world's first floating street art gallery makes waves on Paris's Seine
Moored besides the Pont des Invalides in Paris, Fluctuart will open with an exhibition by the Brooklyn-based artist Swoon
NewsBanksy
Port Talbot Banksy piece moves from garage site to town centre
Proposed urban art museum in South Wales will also include works by Kaws and Blek le Rat
NewsBanksy
Has Banksy painted a new mural in Venice?
Work depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket is a stark counterpoint to Venice Biennale’s inclusion of Christoph Büchel’s wreck of migrant ship
NewsBanksy
New Banksy mural appears in support of Extinction Rebellion protest in London
Work was painted last night at Marble Arch, where the climate change group had set up base camp for ten days of demonstrations
CommentArt market
Why KAWS is not a great artist
Brian Donnelly's painting sold for a record $14.8m at Sotheby's—but there is little value in his art
FeatureStreet art
KAWS célèbre: street artist's first survey—and huge inflatable—make waves in Hong Kong
KAWS, aka Brian Donnelly, is now firmly in the mainstream art world
FeatureLos Angeles
Wearing its art on its sleeve: Los Angeles' enduring passion for murals
The city’s street paintings, vehicles for protest since the 1930s, continue to be a flashpoint
NewsBanksy
Banksy buyer plans to build urban art centre in Wales
John Brandler, who paid a six-figure sum for Season's Greetings, is in talks with local officials
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
Street art is on the rise at fairs—but does it undermine the point?
KAWS edition of 100 prints at Art Basel in Miami Beach proved so popular gallery had to run a lottery
NewsAuctions
Banksy renames shredded painting Love Is In the Bin as work sells to winning bidder after a week of negotiation
Girl With Balloon canvas ‘self-destructed’ live at Sotheby’s last week in one of the most publicised stunts in auction history
NewsUSA
Naked 'clown Trump' statue installed on Los Angeles billboard
In their latest project, the guerrilla group Indecline compares the US president to serial killer John Wayne Gacy
NewsBanksy
Banksy’s viral post about unauthorised Russian show is a sign of its success, organiser says
The street artist’s Instagram comment that the show has “nothing to do with me” set off an online debate about artists’ rights—which made him LOL
NewsArt market
Sotheby’s in deal to sell estate of hip-hop pioneer and graffiti artist Rammellzee
Auction house is enlisting dealers and curators to promote the legacy of the polymath who is believed to have cursed his collection
NewsBanksy
Imprisoned Turkish artist Zehra Dogan smuggles thank-you letter to Banksy
Bristolian street artist unveiled New York mural in March in protest against her arrest
NewsWorld Cup
Moscow erases legal graffiti to allow for World Cup advertising
Authorised works have been targeted alongside illegal ones
NewsStreet art
Mexico City street artists celebrate the lives of women
A project has enlivened a drab area with 300 portraits
NewsStreet art
Banksy’s records will tumble in ‘greatest hits’ show, former dealer says
Highest price to date is $1.9m, but Steve Lazarides says some paintings have a £2m-plus price tag
NewsPolitics
Art collective Indecline stages secret anti-Trump work in his New York hotel
The temporary prison installation featured live rats, McDonald’s wrappers and a handcuffed lookalike depicting “Trump’s likely fate”
NewsStreet art
Banksy brings his street art social critique to New York
The UK graffiti artist has put up a string of murals and stencils in the city
NewsStreet art
New York judge awards 5Pointz street artists $6.75m for whitewashed works
The developer’s destruction of their legally protected art was “an act of pure pique and revenge”, the court found
NewsStreet art
Where the street artists have no name: Haifa art collective teams up with U2 on music video
Broken Fingaz, who have never revealed their identities, turn more political following the 50th anniversary of Israel’s 1967 war and occupation
NewsStreet art
Should street art be protected? New York’s 5Pointz lawsuit tests the US Visual Artists Rights Act
After a jury decided in favour of the street artists who sued over the destruction of their work, a Brooklyn federal judge is now considering the closely watched case
NewsArtists
Banksy and Danny Boyle create Alternativity in Bethlehem, despite never meeting
Street artist and film director staged performance that was filmed for BBC Two documentary which will air this weekend
ReviewMedia & broadcast
Richard Hambleton casts a long shadow in a new documentary film
The street artist behind Shadowman outlived many of his contemporaries, but heroin and untreated skin cancer eventually took their toll
NewsArt market
Street art dealer Steve Lazarides to open gallery in Mayfair with Wissam Al Mana
Following seven-figure investment from Qatari magnate, former Banksy agent plans to expand secondary market business with artists including Basquiat and Haring
BlogIn the frame
Stik’s East End life (as a road sweeper…. and other stuff)
NewsStreet art
New Banksy work in Bethlehem says ‘sorry’ for UK’s Balfour Declaration
Work was revealed by actor dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, marking 100th anniversary of contentious declaration
NewsProtest
Artists in Qatar take stand against blockade with super-sized graffiti
Qatar Museums has called for more anti-embargo art on “bridges, tunnels and walls” across the country
NewsBarbican
Barbican 'in discussion' to preserve Banksy murals inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition
British street artist’s latest works poke fun at the zero-tolerance approach to graffiti around the London gallery
BlogIn the frame
JR's border baby
The French street artist teams up with a very very young collaborator—one-year-old David
NewsStreet art
Thieves posing as Paris city employees caught on camera stripping street artist’s mosaics
Theft to order suspected as 15 works by French street artist Invader are stolen in 10 days
News
Banksy paints first Brexit mural in Dover
Street work showing man chipping away at star on EU flag has already been defaced
NewsIn the frame
The Pope gives us hope: climate change graffiti unveiled in Venice
NewsStreet art
Young artists involved in creating Stik mural in Gdansk call for its return
Bitter row erupted after the work by the British street artist went on sale in London gallery
FeatureFrom the archive
Arab protesters put their art on the streets
Artists have used the walls of Cairo, Damascus and Tripoli to document the uprisings
ArchiveJean-Michel Basquiat
Williamsburg street art is Phil Frost, not Basquiat
As the appreciation of street art rises (as do its prices), attribution becomes critical
ArchiveJuly 2009
Banksy gets the law on his side with a sting operation against forgers
Meanwhile, a new show organised by the mysterious artist proves to be a blockbuster
ArchiveForgeries
Another Banksy print fraud comes to light
The publisher of the artist’s works on paper issues warning over forgeries
ArchiveOctober 2007
Revealed: the eBay Banksy print fraud
Unauthorised works by the anonymous graffiti artist have been sold on the internet; prices for these have been illegally inflated with fake bids
ArchiveJean-Michel Basquiat
Books: Basquiat from street artist to superstar
Banksy’s rise from street artist to gallery star, embraced by the commercial art world, is by no means unique
CommentBanksy
Banksy’s activism is his greatest work
Funding a refugee rescue boat is just the latest in a long history of politically motivated acts
Anny Shaw